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Boxing - Ethics
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Definition of 'Boxing'A two-person sport in which the fists are skillfully used to attack and defend. Common names: Boxing; Boxings |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
10 Mar 2009 
Boxing has held appeal for many athletes and audiences for centuries, and injuries have been part of boxing since its inception. Although permanent and irreversible neurologic dysfunction does not occur in the majority of participants, an ... Read more...
The law(s) of the rings: boxing and the law.
30 Jan 2009 To threaten harm is to assault and to realise that threat is to batter. To do so intentionally for the purpose of producing injury amounts to causing harm with intent and one cannot consent to be the victim of such violence. Despite these clearly ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Boxing - Ethics'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Neuropsychological consequences of boxing and recommendations to improve safety: a National Academy of Neuropsychology education paper. 10 Mar 2009
- The law(s) of the rings: boxing and the law. 30 Jan 2009
- Objectifying when to halt a boxing match: a video analysis of fatalities.
30 May 2008 - One more reader responds to "boxing should be banned in civilized countries--round 4".
12 Oct 2005 - Readers' responses to "boxing should be banned in civilized countries--round 4". 16 Aug 2005
- Boxing should be banned in civilized countries--round 4. 20 Jul 2005
- Compulsory brain scans and genetic tests for boxers--or should boxing be banned? 29 Sep 2004
- The search for meaningful comparisons in boxing and medical ethics. 29 Sep 2004
- The not-so-sweet science: the role of the medical profession in boxing. 29 Sep 2004
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Technical information about 'Boxing'
Definition: A two-person sport in which the fists are skillfully used to attack and defend.
Descriptor UI: D001914
Alternative terms: Boxing; Boxings;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; injuries; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics; physiology;
Tree Number: I03.450.642.845.210;
Technical Notes: /inj: coord IM with specific inj (IM); /physiol permitted; Manual 30.15.1