Is the risk of injury greater in pee wee hockey leagues that permit body checking?

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 500-501

  Roberts, William O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; CANADA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCUSSION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 78649339528     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181fc94e6     Document Type: Note

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