Epidemiology of injury in Olympic sports

This new volume in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series, published under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee, provides a state-of-the- art account of the epidemiology of injury across a broad spectrum of Olympic sports. The book use.

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Corporate Authors: IOC Medical Commission; Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Group Author: Caine, Dennis John, 1949-; Harmer, Peter.; Schiff, Melissa.
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Series: Encyclopaedia of sports medicine ; 16
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444316872
Summary: This new volume in the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series, published under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee, provides a state-of-the- art account of the epidemiology of injury across a broad spectrum of Olympic sports. The book use.
Item Description: "An IOC Medical Commission publication."
Carrier Form: p. ; cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9781444316872
1444316877
1282306979
9781282306974
9781444316889 (electronic bk.)
1444316885 (electronic bk.)
9781405173643 (cloth)
1405173645 (cloth)
Index Number: RD97
CLC: R873
Contents: Aquatics / Stasinos Stavrianeas -- Archery / John C. Hildebrand IV and Ghazi M. Rayan -- Athletics / Mitchell J. Rauh and Caroline A. Macera -- Badminton / Martin Fahlström -- Baseball / Glenn S. Fleisig, Christopher S. McMichael and James R. Andrews -- Basketball / Gaylene McKay and Jill Cook -- Boxing / Tsharni Zazryn and Paul McCrory -- Cycling / Andrew L. Pruitt and Todd M. Carver -- Equestrian / Paul McCrory and Michael Turner -- Fencing / Peter A. Harmer -- Field hockey / Karen Murtaugh -- Gymnastics / Gregory S. Kolt and Dennis J. Caine -- Judo / Peter A. Harmer -- Modern pentathlon / Jens Klem -- Rowing / Jane Rumball -- Sailing / Vernon Neville -- Soccer (football) / Carolyn A. Emery -- Softball / Stephen W. Marshall and Johna K. Register-Mihalik -- Taekwondo / Wally Pieter -- Team handball (handball) / Grethe Myklebust -- Tennis / Babette M. Pluim and J. Bart Staal -- Triathlon / Veronica Vleck -- Volleyball / Evert Verhagen -- Weightlifting / Justin W.L. Keogh -- Wrestling / Dennis J. Caine, Kasey Young and Warren B. Howe -- Alpine skiing / Tonje Wåle Flørenes and Arne Ekeland -- Figure skating / Caroline G. Caine -- Ice hockey / Breda H.F. Lau and Brian W. Benson -- Snowboarding / Kelly Russell, Brent E. Hagel and Claude Goulet -- Paralympic sports / A.D.J. Webborn -- Injury prevention in sports / Melissa A. Schiff and Rebekah O'Halloran -- Conclusions and future research / Peter A. Harmer.