The preparticipation physical examination: An update

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 491-501

  Seto, Craig K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes; Evaluation; Preparticipation physical examination; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CARDIAC CHANNELOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPETITION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART MURMUR; HERNIA; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREPARTICIPATION PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SPORT INJURY; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; URINALYSIS;

ATHLETES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHANNELOPATHIES; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; SPORTS MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958123337     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: 1556228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2011.03.008     Document Type: Review

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