Injuries associated with elite participation in women's rugby over a competitive season: An initial investigation

Physical Therapy in Sport

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 44-50

  Doyle, Clare ^a   George, Keith ^a,b  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort observational study; Epidemiology; Injury; Rugby player

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUGBY; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 1542620666     PISSN: 1466853X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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