Sports injuries: Population based representative data on incidence, diagnosis, sequelae, and high risk groups

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 334-339

  Schneider, S ^a   Seither, B ^b   Tonges S ^a   Schmitt, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTUSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; JOINT DISLOCATION; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RECREATION; SEX RATIO; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WOUND;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33645688419     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.022889     Document Type: Article

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