The epidemiology and aetiology of injuries in sailing

Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-145

  Neville, Vernon ^a   Folland, Jonathan P ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONDITIONING; CONTUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERGONOMICS; FITNESS; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; KNEE INJURY; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MASS SCREENING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RECREATION; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; SAILING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; SPORTS SCIENCE; SPRAIN; STRENGTH; TENDINITIS; THORACIC SPINE;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; SHIPS; SPORTS;

EID: 59949097026     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200939020-00003     Document Type: Review

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