Contact events in rugby union and their propensity to cause injury

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 862-867

  Fuller, Colin W ^a   Brooks, John H M ^b   Cancea, Rebecca J ^c   Hall, John ^c   Kemp, Simon P T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION   (United Kingdom)

^c PGIR Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONCUSSION; DECISION MAKING; FACE FRACTURE; FOOT INJURY; HUMAN; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE HEMATOMA; MUSCLE STRAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RUGBY; SHOULDER INJURY; SKULL FRACTURE; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34250836519     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.037499     Document Type: Article

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