Boxing, wrestling, and martial arts related injuries treated in emergency departments in the United States, 2002-2005

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue CSSI-2, 2007, Pages 58-61

  Pappas, Evangelos ^a  

^a Long Island University Brooklyn Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

Combat sports injuries; Complex sample design; Emergency department visits; Sports injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957761846     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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