Is risk of fast bowling injury in cricketers greatest in those who bowl most? A cohort of young English fast bowlers

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-128

  Gregory, P L ^a,b   Batt, M E ^b   Wallace, W A ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BACK; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT INJURY; TELEPHONE; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPORTS;

EID: 1842559663     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.000275     Document Type: Article

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