A history of British sports medicine / Vanessa Heggie.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Heggie, Vanessa, author.

Series:

• Manchester History of Medicine

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Sports medicine--Great Britain--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This text offers a comprehensive study, and social history, of the development of sports medicine in Britain, as practiced by British doctors and on British athletes in national and international settings.-- Source other than Library of Congress.

Contents:

• 1. Introduction-What is Sports Medicine?
• 2. Moderate Individuals: Beginnings, 1900-1927
• 3. Ideal Citizens? Research and Injuries, 1928-1952
• 4. Making Champions; Boundaries, 1953-1970
• 5. Sport for All and the Inert Majority, 1970-1987
• 6. Conclusion; Specialty, 1988-2005
• References.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print record.

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

1-5261-3024-6