Preparticipation screening of competitive athletes seeking simple solutions to a complex problem

Circulation

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1072-1074

  Thompson, Paul D ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Cardiology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Athlete; Death; Editorials; Exercise; Sudden

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPORT INJURY; TIME;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPORTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 62649132881     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.843862     Document Type: Editorial

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