OXFORD
DICTIONARY OF SPORTS SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
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Editor:
Michael Kent
Bibliographic Data: ISBN: 0-19-921089-6, Oxford University Press,
2006, £15.00, 612 pages, paperback, Third edition.
Subjects: A to Z sports medicine and science dictionary.
Reviewed by: Fadıl Özyener, MD, PhD, Uludag University Medical
School, Bursa, Turkey.
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Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2007) 6, 152
| DESCRIPTION |
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Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine provides reliable
definitions of sports science and medicine terms. It provides an invaluable
reference book for anyone interested in the captivating subject of
sport. |
| PURPOSE |
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dictionary aims to include almost every sports science, anatomy, physiology,
biomechanical, injuries description, and psychological term as related
to sports medicine and science and support the explanations by illustrations
wherever necessary. |
| AUDIENCE |
| As
a comprehensive dictionary of sports science and medicine, it will
be of particular help to medical specialists and general practitioners,
as well as students of PE, coaches, and athletes who need to understand
the anatomical structures and physiological processes which affect
athletic performance. Any member of public interested in health and
fitness; exercise and sport or wants to understand what the obscure
terms mean, like jogger's nipple, social loafing, and Zatopek phenomenon
will also benefit from this book. |
| FEATURES |
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The
Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine features terms
in A to Z fashion at all the major areas of sports science and medicine
including: anatomy, physiology/exercise physiology, biomechanics,
training principles and techniques, nutrition, sports psychology
and sociology, sports injuries and rehabilitation. A team of prominent
contributors and advisers put together this dictionary in the first
edition. The third edition includes around 8000 cross-referenced
terms which have been updated or added since the first edition.
There are plenty of illustrations wherever appropriate to make the
terms easily understandable.
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| ASSESSMENT |
A
must-have dictionary for all medics practising in sports and exercise
medicine, as well as students of medicine, physical education, nursing
and physiotherapy. Even coaches, trainers, biomechanical experts;
in fact anyone who has a special interest in this area will find this
dictionary useful.
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