Epidemiology of severe injuries among United States high school athletes 2005-2007

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1798-1805

  Darrow, Cory J ^a   Collins, Christy L ^b   Yard, Ellen E ^b   Comstock, R Dawn ^a,b  

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

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

High school; Injury; Severe; Sports

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASEBALL; BASKETBALL; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; SPORTS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69549128605     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509333015     Document Type: Article

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