title: Consumers' perceptions and opinions of sports injuries: an exploratory empirical study.
abstract: Millions of individuals in the United States play some sports or are involved in strenuous physical activities on a regular basis. Unfortunately, many suffer injuries due to these activities. The authors devised this study to determine consumers' perceptions and opinions associated with the injuries that they or someone they know sustained. The results of this study are beneficial to health professionals involved in preventive and rehabilitative medicine as well as sports-related protective-gear marketers.
authors: Healthcare Administration, University of Houston-Clear Lake, USA.
authors: Ashish
authors: A
authors: Chandra
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Dunn
authors: David P
authors: DP
authors: Paul
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003256:Community Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D036262:Empirical Research; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification