The health status of retired American football players: Super Bowl III revisited

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1674-1679

  Nicholas, Stephen J ^a   Nicholas, James A ^a   Nicholas, Calvin ^a   Diecchio, Jennifer R ^a   McHugh, Malachy P ^a  

^a LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Arthroplasty; National Football League; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOTBALL; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHESIS; LIGAMENT INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH; PENSIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT INJURY; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOOTBALL; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETIREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34748896703     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507302219     Document Type: Article

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