Injuries sustained by rugby players presenting to United States emergency departments, 1978 through 2004

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 325-331

  Yard, Ellen Elizabeth ^a,c   Comstock, R Dawn ^b  

^a THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic injuries; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RUGBY; SEX RATIO; SHOULDER INJURY; SPORT INJURY; SPRAIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250003074     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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