Can we afford to exercise, given current injury rates?

Injury Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 99-100

  Shephard, Roy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; EXERCISE; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0141448973     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.9.2.99     Document Type: Editorial

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