Shoulder injuries in US high school baseball and softball athletes, 2005-2008

Pediatrics

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 497-501

  Krajnik, Stephanie ^a   Fogarty, Kieran J ^a   Yard, Ellen E ^b   Comstock, R Dawn ^b,c  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Injury prevention; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATHLETIC TRAINER; BASEBALL; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER INJURY; SOFTBALL; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BASEBALL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SHOULDER JOINT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649149779     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-0961     Document Type: Article

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