Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 15-21 , January 2011

Trends in hospitalised sport/leisure injuries in New South Wales, Australia—Implications for the targetting of population-focussed preventive sports medicine efforts

  • Caroline F. Finch

      Affiliations

    • School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of Ballarat, Australia
    • NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Rebecca Mitchell

      Affiliations

    • NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
    • ,
  • Soufiane Boufous

      Affiliations

    • NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia
    • The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Australia

Received 15 December 2009 ,Revised 15 February 2010 ,Accepted 30 March 2010.

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PII: S1440-2440(10)00119-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2010.03.009

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 15-21 , January 2011

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