When the rules of the game are broken: What proportion of high school sports-related injuries are related to illegal activity?

Injury Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 34-38

  Collins, C L ^a   Fields, S K ^b   Comstock, R D ^a,c  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; RISK REDUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39449101445     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2007.017277     Document Type: Article

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