Public health surveillance and the prevention of injuries in sports: What gets measured gets done

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-172

  Thacker, Stephen B ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC TRAINER; COLLEGE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; OBESITY; ORTHOPEDICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 34250308889     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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