Mortality and Its Risk Factors Among Professional Athletes

Mortality and Its Risk Factors Among Professional Athletes

A Comparison Between Former NBA and NFL Players

Markowitz, Jeffrey S.

Springer International Publishing AG

04/2018

133

Mole

Inglês

9783319772028

15 a 20 dias

454


ebook

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Introduction.- Literature Review.- Methods.- Description of Study Cohort.- Race.- Birthplace Region.- Body Mass Index (BMI).- Player Position.- NBA/NFL Playing Experience.- Multivariate Analyses of Independent Risk Factors for Mortality.- Comparisons between Former NBA and NFL Players and the US General Population.- Conclusions and Implications.
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elite athletes and mortality risk factors;National Football League (NFL);National Basketball Association (NBA);life expectancy;epideimiology;race and mortality;birthplace and mortality;player position and mortality;racial and ethnic disparities;years of playing experience and mortality;occupational health and safety;professional basketball players;professional football players;competitive sports;contact sports;concussions;brain trauma;chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE);sports medicine;sports-related injuries and trauma