Epidemiology of injury in elite and subelite female gymnasts: A comparison of retrospective and prospective findings

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 312-318

  Kolt, Gregory S ^a,b   Kirkby, Robert J ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elite; Epidemiology; Gymnastics; Injury; Training

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; GROWTH PLATE; HUMAN; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; SPRAIN; TRAINING;

EID: 0032871522     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.33.5.312     Document Type: Article

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