Effect of pre-accession physical fitness on training injuries among US army recruits

Work

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 509-515

  Bedno, Sheryl A ^a   Cowan, David N ^b,c   Urban, Nadia ^b,c   Niebuhr, David W ^b  

^a EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Allied Technology Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare utilization; Military; Musculoskeletal injury; Step test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FITNESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878981530     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-1355     Document Type: Article

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