A 6-month prospective study of injury in Gaelic football

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 317-321

  Wilson, F ^a,b   Caffrey, S ^b   King, E ^b   Casey, K ^b   Gissane, C ^c  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOGENESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT INJURY; TENDON INJURY; TRAINING;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; IRELAND; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCCER;

EID: 34247862023     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.033167     Document Type: Article

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