Characteristics of martial art injuries in a defined Canadian population: A descriptive epidemiological study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  McPherson, Mark ^a   Pickett, William ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CANADA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARTIAL ARTS; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650614427     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-795     Document Type: Article

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