Fatalities and catastrophic injuries in high school and college sports, 1982-1997: Lessons for improving safety

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 35-48

  Cantu, Robert C ^a,c,d   Mueller, Frederick O ^b  

^a EMERSON HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Natl Ctr Catastrophic Sports I   (United States)

^c American College of Sports Medicine   (United States)

^d John Cuming Bldg   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; FALLING; HEALTH HAZARD; HELMET; HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 0032787928     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.1999.08.945     Document Type: Review

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