Incidence of injuries in elite French youth soccer players: A 10-season study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 928-938

  Le Gall, Franck ^a   Carling, Christopher ^b,f   Reilly, Thomas ^c   Vandewalle, Henry ^b   Church, Julia ^d   Rochcongar, Pierre ^e  

^a Centre Technique National Fernand Sastre   (France)

^b Institut National de Sport et de l'Education Physique   (France)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e RENNES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f Institut National du Sport et d'Education Physique   (France)

Author keywords

Incidence; Injury; Soccer; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTUSION; FRANCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SOCCER;

EID: 33646542982     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505283271     Document Type: Article

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