Managing the risk of injury in sport

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 182-187

  Fuller, Colin W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Risk acceptance; Risk contours; Risk factors; Risk mitigation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMICS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; RUGBY; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34249877145     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31805930b0     Document Type: Article

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