@article{ref1,
title="Handball injuries. An epidemiological and socioeconomic study",
journal="Ugeskrift for Laeger",
year="1993",
author="Lindblad, B. E. and Jensen, K. H. and Terkelsen, C. J. and Helleland, H. E. and Terkelsen, C. J.",
volume="155",
number="45",
pages="3636-3638",
abstract="A total of 570 injuries in handball players were prospectively registered in a well-defined geographical area of 124,321 inhabitants. The incidence of handball injuries was 46/10,000 inhabitants/year and in females (61/10,000/year) double that for males (31/10,000/year). Sixty-two percent of the injuries were distortions and sprains and 12% were fractures. A total of 7% were hospitalised and the loss of income because of sick leave was in total $3870. Sixty-eight percent of the injured handball players did not play for more than one week. Surprisingly, 8% of the minor injuries resulted in a risk leave of more than six days. Five percent of these injured quit a tournament of training after sustaining a handball injury.<p /> <p>Language: da</p>",
language="da",
issn="0041-5782",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}