Sports injury research.

PART 1: KEY ISSUES IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY 1. Defining a research question 2. Study designs 3. Basic statistical methods PART 2: DEFINING THE INJURY PROBLEM 4. Injury definitions 5. Research designs for descriptive studies 6. Statistics used in descriptive studies 7. Reviews - using the literature to your advantage PART 3: ESTABLISHING INJURY AETIOLOGY 8. The multi-causality of injury - current concepts 9. Investigating injury risk factors and mechanisms 10. Statistics in aetiological studies PART 4: DEVELOPMENT OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES 11. The pragmatic approach 12. The behavioural approach PART 5: EVALUATING THE EFFICACY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES 13. Research designs for evaluation studies 14. Statistics used in effect studies 15. Cost-effectiveness studies 16. Implementing studies into real life