Pilot study of female high school basketball players' anterior cruciate ligament injury knowledge, attitudes, and practices

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 595-602

  Iversen, M D ^a,b,c   Friden, C ^a,d  

^a MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Knee injuries; Knowledge; Prevention; Training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BASKETBALL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BASKETBALL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 69149086945     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00817.x     Document Type: Article

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