For debate: Consensus injury definitions in team sports should focus on encompassing all injuries

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 188-191

  Hodgson, Lisa ^a   Gissane, Conor ^b   Gabbett, Tim J ^c   King, Doug A ^d  

^a Red Hall ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEENSLAND ACADEMY OF SPORT   (Australia)

^d Otago District Health Board   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Data collection; Incidence; Injury definition; Team sports

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ATHLETE; CONSENSUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; TEAM SPORT; TRAINING;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; CONSENSUS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 34249865024     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3180547513     Document Type: Review

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