Risk factors of military training-related injuries in recruits of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces

Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-17

  Wang, Xin ^a   Wang, Pei Shan ^c   Zhou, Wei ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CHINESE PEOPLE'S ARMED POLICE FORCES   (China)

^b Logistics University of PAP(People s Armed Police)   (China)

^c TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Military hygiene; Risk factors; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FLATFOOT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NUTRITION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; POLICE; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SMOKING; STRESS FRACTURE; CHINA; FITNESS; INJURY; SOLDIER; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0038142734     PISSN: 10081275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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