Injury pattern in youth team handball: A comparison of two prospective registration methods

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 426-432

  Olsen, O E ^a   Myklebust, G ^a   Engebretsen, L ^a   Bahr, R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Athletic injuries; Epidemiology; Incidence; Team handball

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; MALE; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 33750796879     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2005.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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