To screen or not to screen for sickle cell trait in American football?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 158-

  Harmon, Kimberly G ^a   Drezner, Jonathan A ^b   Casa, Douglas J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; UNITED STATES;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857261924     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-090999     Document Type: Editorial

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2. Harmon KG DJ, Klossner D, Asif IM. Death associated with sickle cell trait in National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Athletes. Br J Sports Med 2012;(In Press).
3. Loosemore M, Walsh SB, Morris E, et al. Sudden exertional death in sickle cell trait. Br J Sports Med Published Online First: 30 September 2011 doi:10.1136/bjsports-2011-090521.