Collegiate rugby union injury patterns in New England: A prospective cohort study

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 595-603

  Kerr, H A ^a,d   Curtis, C ^b   Micheli, L J ^b   Kocher, M S ^b   Zurakowski, D ^b   Kemp, S P T ^c   Brooks, J H M ^c  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION   (United Kingdom)

^d Internal Medicine and Pediatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC TRAINING STUDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; FEMALE; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 47349125113     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.035881     Document Type: Article

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