Prevention of lower extremity stress fractures in athletes and soldiers: A systematic review

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 228-247

  Jones, Bruce H ^a,c   Thacker, Stephen B ^a   Gilchrist, Julie ^a   Kimsey Jr , C Dexter ^b   Sosin, Daniel M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ATHLETE; BODY BUILD; BODY COMPOSITION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEG FRACTURE; LEG INJURY; LIFESTYLE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHOE; SOLDIER; SPORT; STRESS FRACTURE; TRAINING;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SHOES;

EID: 0037726533     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxf011     Document Type: Review

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