Effect of nationwide injury prevention programme on serious spinal injuries in New Zealand rugby union: Ecological study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7604, 2007, Pages 1150-1153

  Quarrie, Kenneth L ^a   Gianotti, Simon M ^a   Hopkins, Will G ^b   Hume, Patria A ^c  

^a Research and Injury Prevention   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c Institute of Sport and Recreation Research New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ECOLOGY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATION; FOOTBALL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; INCIDENCE; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; STATISTICS;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISABLED PERSONS; FOOTBALL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEW ZEALAND; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 34250195315     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39185.605914.AE     Document Type: Article

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