Tackle injuries in professional rugby union

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1705-1716

  Quarrie, Kenneth L ^a   Hopkins, Will G ^b  

^a Research and Injury Prevention   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Football; Injury; Prospective study; Risk factors; Rugby

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RUGBY; SPORT INJURY; VIDEORECORDING;

FOOTBALL; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 50049084702     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508316768     Document Type: Article

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