Combining epidemiology and biomechanics in sports injury prevention research: A new approach for selecting suitable controls

Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-72

  Finch, Caroline F ^a   Ullah, Shahid ^b   McIntosh, Andrew S ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BIOMECHANICS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTROL GROUPS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 78650080353     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11537260-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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