A policy impact analysis of the mandatory NCAA sickle cell trait screening program

Health Services Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1 PART 2, 2012, Pages 446-461

  Tarini, Beth A ^a   Brooks, Margaret Alison ^b   Bundy, David G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

athletes; National Collegiate Athletic Association; screening; Sickle cell trait; sudden death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; ETHNICITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; STUDENT; SUDDEN DEATH;

ATHLETES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEATH, SUDDEN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POLICY; PREVALENCE; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84855850287     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01357.x     Document Type: Article

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