Sex differences in the risk of injury in World Cup alpine skiers: A 6-year cohort study

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 36-40

  Bere, Tone ^a   Flørenes, Tonje Wåle ^a   Nordsletten, Lars ^a,b,c   Bahr, Roald ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELITE PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; GENDER ISSUES; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; KNEE ACL; KNEE INJURY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKI INJURIES; SKIING; STATISTICS;

ELITE PERFORMANCE; GENDER ISSUES; INJURY PREVENTION; KNEE ACL; SKI INJURIES;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SKIING;

EID: 84893480650     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092206     Document Type: Article

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