Weight training injury trends: A 20-year survey

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 61-72

  Jones, Chester S ^a   Christensen, Carin ^a   Young, Michael ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; TRAINING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0033937888     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2000.07.1086     Document Type: Article

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