The healthy worker effect in professional football

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 239-243

  Abel, Ernest L ^a,b   Kruger, Michael L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Athlete; Fitness; Football; Healthy worker effect; Longevity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MASS; FITNESS; FOOTBALL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

BODY MASS INDEX; FOOTBALL; HEALTHY WORKER EFFECT; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MALE;

EID: 33845235015     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438620600985795     Document Type: Article

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