Injury-prevention priorities according to playing position in professional rugby union players

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 765-775

  Brooks, J H M ^a   Kemp, S P T ^a  

^a RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; FOOTBALL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS;

ABSENTEEISM; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FOOTBALL; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79960236290     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.066985     Document Type: Article

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