Comparing Sports Injuries in Soccer: Influence of a Positional Role

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 203-208

  Ostojic, Sergej M ^a  

^a OCA Sports Medicine Institute   (Yugoslavia)

Author keywords

Anatomical location; Injury; Positional role; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; FOOT; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; KNEE; LOWER LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SPORT INJURY; THIGH; TRUNK;

EID: 0242642011     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438620390231229     Document Type: Article

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