Is sports safety policy being translated into practice: What can be learnt from the Australian rugby union Mayday procedure?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 585-590

  Poulos, Roslyn G ^a   Donaldson, Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FOOTBALL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FOOTBALL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84862767421     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090469     Document Type: Article

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