A three-year epidemiological study of injuries affecting young female gymnasts

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-23

  Caine, Dennis ^a   Knutzen, Kathy ^a   Howe, Warren ^a   Keeler, Lindon ^b   Sheppard, Lianne ^c   Henrichs, Deborah ^a   Fast, Jim ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Advanced Health Centre   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology study; Injury frequency; Musculoskeletal assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LINEAR SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT INJURY; TIME; TRAINING;

EID: 0037314170     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1466-853X(02)00070-6     Document Type: Article

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