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Do adventure sports have a role in health promotion?

Need for objective evidence for a risk-benefit analysis

Jamie F. Burr, William J. Montelpare and Roy J. Shephard
Canadian Family Physician December 2013, 59 (12) 1311-1313;
Jamie F. Burr
Certified Exercise Physiologist, Director of the Human Performance Laboratory, and Assistant Professor at the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown.
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vol. 59 no. 12 1311-1313
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24336546

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0008-350X
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  • Published online December 12, 2013.

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  1. Jamie F. Burr, MSc PhD⇑
  1. Certified Exercise Physiologist, Director of the Human Performance Laboratory, and Assistant Professor at the University of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown.
  1. Correspondence: Dr Jamie F. Burr, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE C1A 4P3; telephone 902 620-5225; e-mail jburr{at}upei.ca
  1. William J. Montelpare, PhD
  1. Margaret and Wallace McCain Chair in Human Development and Health and Professor in the Department of Applied Human Sciences at the University of Prince Edward Island.
  1. Roy J. Shephard, MD PhD DPE FACSM
  1. Professor Emeritus of Applied Physiology in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto in Ontario.
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