Compulsory brain scans and genetic tests for boxers - Or should boxing be banned?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 515-516

  Spriggs, Merle ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

AUSTRALIA; BOXING; BRAIN INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; NOTE;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

BOXING; BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS;

EID: 6444229004     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2003.003541     Document Type: Note

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