Title:
Mortality and its risk factors among professional athletes : a comparison between former NBA and NFL players / Jeffrey S. Markowitz.
Author:
Markowitz, Jeffrey S., author.
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Publication Information:
Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2018]
©2018
Call Number:
HB1323.P8 M37 2018
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ISBN:
9783319772028
Series:
SpringerBriefs in public health,
SpringerBriefs in public health.
Physical Description:
xvi, 133 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Contents:
Introduction -- Methods -- Life and death statistics -- Part I. Internal risk factor analysis -- Race -- Body mass index (BMI) -- Birthplace region -- Playing experience -- Multivariate analysis -- Player position -- Part II. External analysis -- Mortality comparisons between NBA and NFL players versus the general population -- Conclusions, implications, and discussion.
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