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Download the following scientific articles of mine in pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format:

bulletAmer J Sports Med 2001:"Intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for ACL injury in Australian Footballers" (shows that past history and weather conditions are risk factors for ACL injury)
bulletAmer J Sports Med 1997: "Preseason hamstring weakness associated with hamstring injury in Australian Footballers" (shows that low strength can predict hamstring injury in AFL players)
bulletAmer J Sports Med 2001: "Intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for muscle strain injury in Australian footballers" (shows that past history of muscle strain is related to future risk).
bulletBr J Sports Med 2002: Cricket epidemiology paper (details injuries in Australian players from 1995-6 to 2000-01 and analyses some risk factors for injury).
bulletBr J Sports Med 2002: calf strain case captured on video (this paper is co-authored by the player in question, Steve Waugh).
bulletBr J Sports Med 2002: use of local anaesthetic in professional football results of a 6-year case series; see commentary from Sports Medicine Digest on this paper.
bulletBr J Sports Med 2001: use of local anaesthetic in professional football (Editorial)
bulletBr J Sports Med 2002: Epidemiology of injuries in the AFL
bulletBr J Sports Med 2002: Who owns the information? [editorial]
bulletBr J Sports Med 1998: ultrasound diagnosis of groin injuries (shows that weakness of inguinal wall is associated with groin pain)
bulletSports Medicine 2002: Is there a relationship between climatic and ground conditions and injuries in football? (comprehensive review of this topic)
bulletInt Sportsmed J 2001: epidemiology of NBA injuries (shows that most injuries in NBA players are detailed on the Web)
bulletJ Sci Med Sport 2001: AFL Penetrometer Study (shows that ground conditions are probably related to ACL injuries in the AFL)
bulletClin J Sports Med 2002 The management of muscle strain injuries - early return versus risk of recurrence [editorial] (copyright LWW)
bulletClin J Sports Med 2001: Hamstring muscle strain caused by eccentric isokinetic test [case history]
bulletJ Sports Sci [abs] 1999: Muscle activity during the drop punt kick
bulletMed Sci Sports Exerc [abs] 1999: Scaphoid fractures (ACSM conference poster)
bulletMed Sci Sports Exerc [abs] 1999: Penetrometer readings (ACSM conference poster)
bulletMed Sci Sports Exerc [abs] 1998: Hamstring recurrences(ACSM conference poster)
bulletMed J Aust 2002: Australia should follow New Zealand's lead on sports injuries [editorial]
bulletJ Sci Med Sport 2002:  Orchard editorial about sports medicine in Australia
bulletJ Sci Med Sport 2002: Understanding the causes of soft tissue injury - a Malcolm Blight legacy? [editorial]
bulletHow to use databases in sports medicine research [Book chapter from Evidence-based Sports Medicine]
bulletAFL 2001 Injury Report
bulletACB 2001-2002 interim injury report (injuries up to April of 2001-02 season)

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Read the following scientific articles in HTML full text:

bulletThe 'Northern bias' for injuries in the Australian Football League
bulletMed J Aust 1999: Rainfall, evaporation and the risk of non-contact ACL injury in the AFL
bulletAmer J Sports Med 1996: Biomechanics of ITBFS