The International Olympic Committee (IOC) consensus statement on periodic health evaluation of elite Athletes, March 2009

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 347-365

  Ljungqvist, Arne ^a   Jenoure, Peter J ^b   Engebretsen, Lars ^c   Alonso, Juan Manuel ^d   Bahr, Roald ^e   Clough, Anthony F ^f,g   De Bondt, Guido ^h   Dvorak, Jiri ⁱ   Maloley, Robert ^j   Matheson, Gordon ^k   Meeuwisse, Willem ^l   Meijboom, Erik J ^m   Mountjoy, Margo ^a   Pelliccia, Antonio ⁿ   Schwellnus, Martin ^o   Sprumont, Dominque ^p   Schamasch, Patrick ^q   Gauthier, Jean Benoît ^r   Dubi, Christophe ^a  

^a International Olympic Committee   (Switzerland)

^b Crossklinik   (Switzerland)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d International Association of Athletics Federations   (Monaco)

^e NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee (BOIC)   (Belgium)

ⁱ FIFA MEDICAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE   (Switzerland)

^j PrivIT Healthcare Inc   (Canada)

^k STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^m LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

ⁿ Institute of Sports Medicine and Science   (Italy)

^o UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^p UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^q Medical and Scientific Department   (Switzerland)

^r DEPART   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONCUSSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DATA MINING; EATING DISORDER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY HISTORY; GAME; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS ORGANIZATION;

ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERNET; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TOOTH DISEASES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 70349673759     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181b7332c     Document Type: Conference Paper

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