Injuries in girls’ soccer and basketball: a comparison of high schools with and without athletic trainers

Abstract Background Sports injuries impose physical and economic burdens on high school athletes, yet only 37% of high schools have access to a fulltime certified athletic trainer (AT). Although intuitively there are multiple benefits of AT coverage, research demonstrating the measurable effect of A...

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Main Authors: Lauren A. Pierpoint, Cynthia R. LaBella, Christy L. Collins, Sarah K. Fields, R. Dawn Comstock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40621-018-0159-6