Injury among young female althletes

    There is an injury epidemic among the growing numbers of girls who play competitive sports. Are young female athletes more prone to injuries and are these injuries preventable? This is the subject of MICHAEL SOKOLOVE’s book “Warrior Girls: Protecting Our Daughters Against The Injury Epidemic In Women’s Sports.” Sokolove is a contributing writer for The New York Times.
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