Fatal athletic injuries.
Death during athletic training or competition often brings public media attention. Recent endeavors to attract amateur athletic competitions to Marion County, Indiana prompted a review of athletic fatalities. Trauma during training, arteriosclerotic heart disease, and congenital heart defects cause most fatalities. A prospective study has been initiated to investigate and document these deaths.
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Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46223.
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Waller
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Vakili
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012420:Running; D013550:Swimming