Precompetition medical assessment of referees and assistant referees selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 374-376

  Bizzini, Mario ^a   Schmied, Christian ^b   Junge, Astrid ^a   Dvorak, Jiri ^a,c  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c FIFA MEDICAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; SUDDEN DEATH;

ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; KNEE JOINT; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RISK FACTORS; SOCCER;

EID: 84859265362     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090362     Document Type: Article

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