Screening for sudden cardiac death before participation in high school and collegiate sports: American college of preventive medicine position statement on preventive practice

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 130-133

  Mahmood, Shamail ^a   Lim, Lionel ^b   Akram, Yasir ^b,c   Alford Morales, Samantha ^d,e   Sherin, Kevin ^d,f,g  

^a Peace Health Medical Group (Mahmood)   (United States)

^b GRIFFIN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCREENING TEST; SPORTING EVENT; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH;

ATHLETES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SPORTS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84879353565     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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