A pilot study of the attitudes of Australian Rules footballers towards protective headgear

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 505-511

  Finch, C F ^a   McIntosh, A S ^b   McCrory, P ^c   Zazryn, T ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOTBALL; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PILOT STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SPORT INJURY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EQUIPMENT; HELMET; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUSTRALIA; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FOOTBALL; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 1542289878     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1440-2440(03)80275-X     Document Type: Article

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