Prevention of fall-related injuries in 7-year-old to 12-year-old children: A cluster randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 909-913

  Nauta, Joske ^a   Knol, Dirk L ^a   Adriaensens, Lize ^b   Wolt, Karin Klein ^b   Van Mechelen, Willem ^a   Verhagen, Evert A L M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b National Reference Laboratory   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDREN AND EXERCISE; CHILDREN'S INJURIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MARTIAL ART; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SPORT INJURY; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

CHILDREN AND EXERCISE; CHILDREN'S INJURIES; INJURY PREVENTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOREARM INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MARTIAL ARTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 84883203396     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091439     Document Type: Article

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