Trend in sports injuries among young people in Finland

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 529-536

  Tiirikainen, Kati ^a   Lounamaa, A ^a   Paavola, M ^a   Kumpula, H ^a   Parkkari, J ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Home injury; Injury epidemiology; Injury prevention; Leisure time injury; Sports injury; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERVIEW; MALE; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 44949166698     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965332     Document Type: Article

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