Safety recommendations in Shotokan karate

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 117-122

  Zetaruk, Merrilee N ^a,c   Zurakowski, David ^b   Violan, Mariona A ^a   Micheli, Lyle J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Karate; Safety; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CANADA; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MALE; MARTIAL ARTS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034166767     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-200004000-00006     Document Type: Article

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