Spinal cord injuries in South African rugby union (1980 - 2007)

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 230-234

  Hermanus, Fiona J ^a   Draper, Catherine E ^a   Noakes, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHILD; COMPENSATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RUGBY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 77950446111     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.4061     Document Type: Article

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