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Risk of injury associated with rugby union played on artificial turf

Colin W. Fuller Centre for Sports Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lucy Clarke Emergency Care Training (HK), Hong Kong
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Michael G. Molloy International Rugby Board, Dublin, Ireland
Pages 563-570 | Accepted 15 Jan 2010, Published online: 12 Apr 2010

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