Educating Athletes on HIV Disease and AIDS. The Team Physician's Role.

Seltzer, Dana G.

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ERIC Number: EJ464787

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Educating Athletes on HIV Disease and AIDS. The Team Physician's Role.

Seltzer, Dana G.

Physician and Sportsmedicine, v21 n1 p109-10,111-15 Jan 1993

Team physicians who establish rapport with athletes and have basic knowledge about Hunan Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) are uniquely positioned to counsel athletes about HIV transmission. The article explains what issues the team physicians should discuss and encourages physicians to maintain an open forum. (SM)

Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Athletes, College Athletics, Communicable Diseases, Counseling, Health Promotion, Higher Education, Physician Patient Relationship, Secondary Education, Sports Medicine

Publication Type: Guides - General; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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