The science and medicine of cricket: An overview and update

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 733-752

  Bartlett, Roger M ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Batting; Bowling; Cricket; Equipment; Fielding; Injuries

Indexed keywords

FENCAMFAMIN; PLACEBO;

BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG EFFECT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERGONOMICS; FATIGUE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOOD; MOTIVATION; MOTOR CONTROL; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SAFETY; SHOULDER INJURY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; TEAMWORK; WORKLOAD;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPORTS; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0141864667     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264041031000140257     Document Type: Conference Paper

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