Are squash players protecting their eyes?

Injury Prevention

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 239-241

  Eime, R M ^a   Finch, Caroline F ^a   Sherman, C A ^b   Garnham, A P ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SPORT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RACQUET SPORTS;

EID: 0036717473     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.8.3.239     Document Type: Article

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