The Prevalence and Body Site Distribution of Stress Fractures among Female Combat Soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces: A Cross-Sectional Study
One of the most troublesome overuse injuries is stress fractures, for which female gender is a major risk factor. In 2015, the Israeli government opened identical combat duties for both genders. The purpose of this study is to provide a detailed report regarding the prevalence and characteristics of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-12-01
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Series: | Gender and the Genome |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1089/gg.2017.0010 |