Epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries among Norwegian conscripts undergoing basic military training

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 186-191

  Heir, T ^a   Glomsaker, P ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Military personnel; Musculoskeletal injuries, overuse injuries; Physical activity; Physical training; Recruits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NORWAY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NORWAY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030159044     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1996.tb00088.x     Document Type: Article

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