University Men's Ice hockey: rates and risk of injuries over 6-years

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-166

  Rishiraj, N ^a,b,d   Lloyd Smith, R ^b   Lorenz, T ^b,c   Niven, B ^a   Michel, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c British Columbia Medical Association   (Canada)

^d ACTIN Health and Rehabilitation Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hockey athletic injuries epidemiology sports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; RISK; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; CANADA; HOCKEY; HUMANS; MALE; RISK; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350048268     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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