Effects of field location, time in competition, and phase of play on injury severity in high school football

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-49

  Yard, Ellen E ^a   Comstock, R Dawn ^a,b  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition intensity; Concussion; Epidemiology; Kickoff; Punt

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61949206202     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438620802678495     Document Type: Article

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