Inactivity As a Risk Factor for Activity-Related Injuries

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 102-103

  Buchner, David M ^a   Campbell, A John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FITNESS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; IMMOBILIZATION; INJURY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; SPORTING EVENT; WALKING; AGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; WALKING; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77953254113     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.04.001     Document Type: Note

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