Cervical spinal injury in children's community rugby football

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-71

  Browne, G J ^a  

^a Children's Hospital Institute of Sports Medicine   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUSTRALIA; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; COMMUNITY; CONCUSSION; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIMB FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUGBY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT INJURY; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; NECK PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL INJURIES;

EID: 29744432133     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.020636     Document Type: Article

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