Recent Trends in Rugby Union Injuries

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-73

  Brooks, John H M ^a   Kemp, Simon P T ^a  

^a RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; BODY MASS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; LONG TERM CARE; MUSCLE INJURY; PROFESSIONALISM; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RUGBY; SHOULDER INJURY; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; TRAINING; TREND STUDY;

FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL INJURIES; SPORTS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 38349048222     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2007.09.001     Document Type: Review

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