The importance of sports medicine for the Vancouver Olympic Games.
2009
Lars Engebretsen, and
Kathrin Steffen
Ortopedisk avdeling Ulleval sykehus, Oslo 0407, Norway. lars.engebretsen@medisin.uio.no
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D001955
British Columbia
A province of Canada on the Pacific coast. Its capital is Victoria. The name given in 1858 derives from the Columbia River which was named by the American captain Robert Gray for his ship Columbia which in turn was named for Columbus. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p178 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p81-2)
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013177
Sports
Activities or games, usually involving physical effort or skill. Reasons for engagement in sports include pleasure, competition, and/or financial reward.
Athletics,Athletic,Sport
D013178
Sports Medicine
The field of medicine concerned with physical fitness and the diagnosis and treatment of injuries sustained in exercise and sports activities.