Sports for Persons with Disabilities
"Sports for Persons with Disabilities" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Activities or games played by PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, usually requiring physical effort or skill. The activities or games may be specifically created or based on existing sports, with or without modifications, to meet the needs of persons with physical or intellectual disabilities.
| Descriptor ID |
D064846
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I03.450.642.845.834
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| Concept/Terms |
Parathletics- Parathletics
- Parathletic
- Para-athletics
- Para athletics
- Para-athletic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sports for Persons with Disabilities" by people in Profiles.
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A schoolwide approach to promoting student bystander behavior in response to the use of the word "retard". Res Dev Disabil. 2018 Sep; 80:142-152.
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Sport Injuries Sustained by Athletes with Disability: A Systematic Review. Sports Med. 2016 Aug; 46(8):1141-53.