Injuries in elite motorcycle racing in Japan

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 508-511

  Tomida, Y ^b   Hirata, H ^a   Fukuda, A ^a   Tsujii, M ^a   Kato, K ^b   Fujisawa, K ^b   Uchida, A ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Suzuka Kaisei General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; JOINT DISLOCATION; LIGAMENT INJURY; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DISLOCATIONS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; JAPAN; MOTORCYCLES; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK FACTORS; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; TRACK AND FIELD;

EID: 23144436686     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2004.013722     Document Type: Article

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