Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2006) Hospitalised sports injury, Australia 2002-03, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 09 September 2024.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2006). Hospitalised sports injury, Australia 2002-03. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospitalised sports injury, Australia 2002-03. AIHW, 2006.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Hospitalised sports injury, Australia 2002-03. Canberra: AIHW; 2006.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2006, Hospitalised sports injury, Australia 2002-03, AIHW, Canberra.
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It is common for persons participating in sport to be injured. Only a minority of these injuries require hospitalisation. However, hospitalised injuries are usually more severe and costly than others. This report describes hospitalised sports injury in 2002-2003, in Australia. Fourteen sports groupings are reviewed in detail, including football, water sports, cycling and roller sports. Topics covered for these groupings include body region most frequently injured, type of injury and mechanism of injury, age and sex. It is of relevance to both health personnel and sporting bodies.
