Sports injuries among children in six European union countries

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1005-1012

  Belechri, M ^a   Petridou, E ^a,b   Kedikoglou, S ^a   Trichopoulos, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Injuries; School; Sports; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; FRACTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SCHOOL; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GREAT BRITAIN; GREECE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SCHOOLS;

EID: 0035759229     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020078522493     Document Type: Article

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