Preventing spinal cord injuries in rugby union

British Medical Journal

Volumn 334, Issue 7604, 2007, Pages 1122-1123

  Noakes, Timothy David ^a   Draper, Catherine E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RUGBY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; FOOTBALL; INJURY; NOTE;

FOOTBALL; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 34250202173     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39156.483634.80     Document Type: Editorial

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