Rugby union injuries in Scottish schools

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 256-261

  Nicol, Alastair ^a   Pollock, Allyson ^a   Kirkwood, Graham ^a   Parekh, Nikesh ^a   Robson, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Rugby Union   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

injuries; rugby union; schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SCHOOL; SPORT INJURY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SCHOOLS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 79957800694     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdq047     Document Type: Article

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