Artificial playing surface increases the injury risk in pivoting indoor sports: A prospective one-season follow-up study in Finnish female floorball

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 194-197

  Pasanen, K ^a   Parkkari, J ^a   Rossi, L ^a   Kannus, P ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BUILDING; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORBIDITY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SPORT INJURY; SPORTING EVENT;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOCKEY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WOOD;

EID: 41349086234     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.038596     Document Type: Article

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