Risk factors for sports injuries - A methodological approach

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 384-392

  Bahr, R ^a   Holme, I ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ERROR; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLE SIZE; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 0141888255     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.37.5.384     Document Type: Review

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