A comparison of the sports safety policies and practices of community sports clubs during training and competition in northern Sydney, Australia

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-63

  Donaldson, A ^a   Forero, R ^b   Finch, C F ^b   Hill, T ^a  

^a MANLY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RUGBY; SAFETY; SPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAINING; WINTER;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; ORGANIZATIONS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SPORTS;

EID: 0842330601     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.003806     Document Type: Article

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