Injury rates in children participating in taekwondo competition

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 89-96

  Pieter, Willy ^a   Zemper, Eric D ^b  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Exercise Res Associates of Oregon   (United States)

Author keywords

Boys; Girls; Injuries; Junior Olympic; Martial sports; Taekwondo

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMPETITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 0030831232     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199707000-00020     Document Type: Article

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