title: Preparticipation physical evaluations for high school athletes: time for a new game plan.
abstract: For several decades, physicians have conducted preparticipation physical evaluations (PPEs) hoping to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with high school sports. We argue in this Brief Commentary that the PPE as currently practiced is ineffective and illogical. We propose a research agenda that would provide data to more effectively promote adolescent health both on and off the playing field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics and Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Bundy
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feudtner
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012574:Schools; D013177:Sports / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States