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Article Open Access May 20, 2022

Prevailing Injuries among Senior High Students-Athletes in the Akuapem Municipality

Emmanuel Osei Sarpong 1,*, Michael Sedegah Mawuli 2 and Ebenezer Ofosu Kofi 3
1
Department of Health Physical Education and Sports, University of Education, P. O Box 25, Winneba, Ghana
2
Department of Physical Education, Jasikan College of Education, P. O. Box 14, Jasikan, Buem, Ghana
3
Department of Physical Education, Presbyterian Women’s College of Education, P. O Box 19, Aburi, Akuapem, Ghana
Publihed in: Current Research in Public Health (Volume 2, Issue 1, 2022)
Page(s): 16-24
DOI: 10.31586/ujss.2022.276
Received
April 10, 2022
Revised
May 10, 2022
Accepted
May 18, 2022
Published
May 20, 2022
Keywords
Sports injuries; Prevailing; Athletes, and Students
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Sarpong, E. O. , Mawuli, M. S. , & Kofi, E. O. (2022). Prevailing Injuries among Senior High Students-Athletes in the Akuapem Municipality. Current Research in Public Health, 2(1), 16-24. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujss.2022.276
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Sarpong, E. O. ; Mawuli, M. S. ; Kofi, E. O. Prevailing Injuries among Senior High Students-Athletes in the Akuapem Municipality. Current Research in Public Health 2022 2(1), 16-24. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujss.2022.276
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Sarpong, Emmanuel Osei, Michael Sedegah Mawuli, and Ebenezer Ofosu Kofi. 2022. "Prevailing Injuries among Senior High Students-Athletes in the Akuapem Municipality". Current Research in Public Health 2, no. 1: 16-24. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujss.2022.276
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Sarpong EO, Mawuli MS, Kofi EO. Prevailing Injuries among Senior High Students-Athletes in the Akuapem Municipality. Current Research in Public Health. 2022; 2(1):16-24. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujss.2022.276 
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