Epidemiology of injuries in English professional rugby union: Part 2 training injuries

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 767-775

  Brooks, J H M ^b   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

ANKLE LATERAL LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLEXOR MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HIP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR DISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE INJURY; NERVE ROOT INJURY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RUGBY; RUNNING; SKILL; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; TRAINING;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 26044458664     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.018408     Document Type: Article

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