A comparison of paediatric soccer, gaelic football and rugby injuries presenting to an emergency department in Ireland

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-111

  O'Rourke, K P ^a   Quinn, F ^a   Mun, S ^a   Browne, M ^a   Sheehan, J ^b   Cusack, S ^a   Molloy, M ^a  

^a University College Cork   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Gaelic; Injuries; Paediatric; Rugby; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; IRELAND; LIMB INJURY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUGBY; SKIN INJURY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33845695417     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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