A prospective study of injuries and training amongst the England 2003 Rugby World Cup squad

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 288-293

  Brooks, J H M ^a   Fuller, C W ^a   Kemp, S P T ^b   Reddin, D B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; JOINT INJURY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MUSCLE INJURY; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RUGBY; RUNNING; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPORT INJURY; TENDON INJURY; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 17844403226     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2004.013391     Document Type: Article

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