Injury Risk During Different Physical Activity Behaviours in Children: A Systematic Review with Bias Assessment

Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 327-336

  Nauta, Joske ^a   Martin Diener, Eva ^b   Martin, Brian W ^b   van Mechelen, Willem ^a   Verhagen, Evert ^a,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEISURE; PUBLISHING; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SPORT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; PUBLICATION BIAS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPORTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84925494776     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-014-0289-0     Document Type: Review

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