Predictors of injury among 1638 riders in a recreational long-distance bicycle tour: Cycle Across Maryland

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 747-753

  Dannenberg, Andrew L ^a,b   Needle, Scott ^a   Mullady, Daniel ^a   Kolodner, Kenneth B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYCLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 0029844962     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/036354659602400608     Document Type: Article

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