American Journal of Sports Science

Special Issue

Sports Influences of Health in Younger and Children

  • Submission Deadline: 30 July 2016
  • Status: Submission Closed
  • Lead Guest Editor: Adnan Bajraktarevic
About This Special Issue
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The impact of sport on the health of children and young people is enormous. Every day we are witnessing the growing influence of sport on health especially among the youngest generation with development and growth. These influences are diverse both positive and negative- but are much less common. Therefore, it is important to examine all aspects of the sport and training to young people and children. The goal is prevention, rapid diagnosis of diseases and injuries, as well as treatment with the most modern methods and equipment.

Aims and Scope:

1. Reduction of morbidity of young people and children
2. Reduction of mortality of young athletes
3. Use of the most modern and the most optimal method of training children and Younger
4. Prevention injury and bad effects in sports on the health of children
5. Positive impact of sport on the treatment of chronic diseases in particular
6. Prevention of disease using sports
7. Sport as part of treatment of various diseases

The scope of the special issue edition covers all aspects of the impact of sport on the health of children and young athletes.
Lead Guest Editor
  • Adnan Bajraktarevic

    Pediatrics Department, Public Health Institution of Canton Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Guest Editors
  • Ferid Krupic

    Department of Orthopaedics and Radiology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

  • Erica Jones

    Cardiology Women Department, Cornell University of New York, New York, United States

  • Hüseyin Ünlü

    Depatment of Physical Education and Sport Teaching, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey

  • Ilija Kirovski

    Pulmonology Ddepartment, Medical Faculty of Skopje, Pediatrics Clinic, Skopje, North Macedonia

  • Ajita Singh

    Department of Sports Science, Punjabi University, Patiala, India

  • Mohammadhadi Tavakkoli

    Department of Physical Education, Pune, India

  • Babak Nakhostin-Roohi

    Department of Sport Physiology, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran