An audit of sports injuries in children attending an Accident & Emergency department

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 88-90

  Boyce, Stephen H ^a   Quigley, M A ^b  

^a CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident Emergency; Children; Sports injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FIRST AID; FOOTBALL; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RUGBY; SCHOOL; SEX RATIO; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; TEACHER; TRUNK; WRIST FRACTURE; WRIST INJURY;

EID: 0141738499     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693300304800308     Document Type: Article

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