Case-control study to investigate risk factors for horse falls in hurdle racing in England and Wales

Veterinary Record

Volumn 152, Issue 19, 2003, Pages 583-587

  Pinchbeck, G L ^a   Clegg, P D ^a   Proudman, C J ^a   Morgan, K L ^a   French, N P ^a  

^a Department of Veterinary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FALLING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HORSE; HUMAN; JUMPING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM; VELOCITY;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0037612447     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.152.19.583     Document Type: Article

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