The relationship between fast bowling workload and injury in first-class cricketers: A pilot study

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 232-236

  Dennis, R ^a   Farhart, P ^b   Clements, M ^c   Ledwidge, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Cricket NSW   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; WORKLOAD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CAUSALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 16244389327     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1440-2440(04)80014-8     Document Type: Article

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