Soft tissue injuries to USA Paralympians at the 1996 summer games

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 368-373

  Nyland, John ^a,b   Snouse, Susan L ^a   Anderson, Mark ^a   Kelly, Trish ^a   Sterling, James C ^a  

^a United States Olympic Committee   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic injury; Disabled sports; Musculoskeletal

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0034020227     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2000.0810368     Document Type: Article

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