title: A good walk spoiled. Golf's links to medicine.
abstract: This article explores the game of golf as it appears in the medical literature. Included are sections on the historical interaction of golf and medicine, the physiology and performance of golf, illness and injury related to golf, environmental concerns involving golf course management, physical disabilities, medical research and golf, and specific medical specialty references to golf.
authors.affiliation: University of Minnesota Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Brunette
mesh_terms: D006055:Golf / Q000266:history / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000266:history