'We've just learnt to put up with it': An exploration of attitudes and decision-making surrounding playing with injury in English professional football

Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 161-181

  Hammond, Lucy E ^a   Lilley, Jeanette M ^a   Pope, Grahame D ^a   Ribbans, William J ^b   Walker, Natalie C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

content analysis; interview; pain; presenteeism; sports injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900863609     PISSN: 2159676X     EISSN: 1939845X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2013.796488     Document Type: Article

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