Epidemiological study of injuries in international rugby sevens

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-184

  Fuller, Colin ^a   Taylor, Aileen ^a   Molloy, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b World Rugby House   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Injury causation; Injury risk; Rugby Sevens; Severity

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONCUSSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; JOINT INJURY; LEG INJURY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUGBY; SPORT INJURY;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951990226     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181df1eea     Document Type: Article

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