Lower limb injuries in New Zealand Defence Force personnel: Descriptive epidemiology

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-173

  Davidson, Peter L ^a   Chalmers, David J ^a   Wilson, Barry D ^b   McBride, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Institut Sukan Negara   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Data collection methods; Epidemiology; Injuries; Lower limb injuries; Military personnel statistics and numerical data

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KNEE FRACTURE; KNEE INJURY; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MILITARY MEDICINE; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OVEREXERTION; OVERTRAINING SYNDROME; SOLDIER; SPORT INJURY; TEAM SPORT; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEW ZEALAND; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 42549142203     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00195.x     Document Type: Article

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