Rugby league injuries in New Zealand: A review of 8 years of Accident Compensation Corporation injury entitlement claims and costs

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 595-602

  King, D A ^a,b   Hume, P A ^b   Milburn, P ^c   Gianotti, S ^b,d  

^a HUTT HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Accident Compensation Corporation   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; RUGBY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPENSATION; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; FOOTBALL; HEALTH INSURANCE; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 68549090610     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.061481     Document Type: Article

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