Time out: ethical reflections on medical disqualification of athletes in the context of mandated pre-participation cardiac screening
Br J Sports Med
.
2018 Sep;52(18):1207-1210.
doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097524.
Epub 2017 Oct 11.
Authors
Emma Forton Magavern
1
,
Gherardo Finocchiaro
2
,
Sanjay Sharma
2
,
Michael Papadakis
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2
,
Pascal Borry
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1
Affiliations
1
Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, University of Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer, Belgium.
2
Cardiovascular Research Centre, St. George's University of London, London, UK.
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Contributed equally.
PMID:
29021245
DOI:
10.1136/bjsports-2017-097524
No abstract available
Keywords:
athlete; cardiology; ethics.
MeSH terms
Athletes*
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control*
Humans
Informed Consent
Judgment
Mass Screening / ethics*
Personal Autonomy
Sports / ethics*