title: Dunedin sports injuries, 1974-1976.
abstract: An analysis of 3894 sports injuries presented to the Dunedin accident and emergency centre between 1 April 1974 and 30 March 1976 is reported. An outline of the general age, sex, sport, site and type of injury trends follows, and comparisons with published New Zealand and overseas studies are made. The paper concludes with comments on problem areas and suggests some safety measures.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D012737:Sex Factors; D013177:Sports