Mortality and Its Risk Factors Among Professional Athletes A Comparison Between Former NBA and NFL Players /

• Main Author: Markowitz, Jeffrey S. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Public Health,
• Subjects: Epidemiology.; Sports medicine.; Occupational medicine.; Sports Medicine.; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine.

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Table of Contents:

• 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.