Open AccessUse of Discretionary Protective Equipment in High School Athletes: Prevalence and Determinants
Author(s) -
Jingzhen Yang,
J. Michael Bowling,
Megan A. Lewis,
Stephen W. Marshall,
Carol S. Wolf Runyan,
Frederick O. Mueller
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.050807
Subject(s) - athletes , logistic regression , intervention (counseling) , association (psychology) , psychology , sample (material) , human factors and ergonomics , environmental health , injury prevention , poison control , medicine , gerontology , applied psychology , physical therapy , psychiatry , chemistry , chromatography , psychotherapist
We sought to describe the use of discretionary protective equipment among high school athletes and to examine social and behavioral determinants contributing to equipment usage.