Women's gymnastics injuries: A 5-year study

The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 271-276

  Sands, William A ^a   Shultz, Barry B ^a   Newman, Alan P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY; TRAINING;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTAH;

EID: 0027401150     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659302100218     Document Type: Article

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