Preventing penetrating hand injuries in sabre fencing: An application and critique of the van Mechelen model by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 1138-1143

  Harmer, Peter A ^a  

^a WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HUMAN; MALE; PROTECTIVE GLOVE; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; STANDARDS; THEORETICAL MODEL; WOUNDS, STAB;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 84942567688     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094823     Document Type: Article

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