Case report: Injuries associated with interactive game consoles: Preliminary data

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 138-140

  Jones, Ches ^a   Hammig, Bart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Recreation; Sports injury; Video game

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCUSSION; CONTUSION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GAME; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; LACERATION; LEISURE; MALE; MOTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; RECREATION; RISK REDUCTION; SHOULDER INJURY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; SPRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VIDEO GAMES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 75749089594     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/PSM.2009.04.1695     Document Type: Article

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