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- Title
Preparticipation Cardiovascular Screening for US Collegiate Student-Athletes.
- Authors
Pfister, Glen C.; Puffer, James C.; Maron, Barry J.
- Abstract
Presents a study on screening practices for detecting cardiovascular disease in college-aged student-athletes. Concern created by rate of sudden deaths; Screening methods of colleges and universities which are members in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); How their screening practices compare to the 1996 American Heart Association (AHA) screening guidelines; Conclusions as to the efficacy of the schools' preparticipation screening methods.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ATHLETES; COLLEGE students; CARDIOVASCULAR disease diagnosis; MEDICAL screening; HEALTH risk assessment
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2000, Vol 283, Issue 12, p1597
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.283.12.1597