Risk of injury in elite football played on artificial turf versus natural grass: A prospective two-cohort study

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 975-980

  Ekstrand, J ^a,b   Timpka, T ^b   Hagglund M ^b  

^a Sports Clinic   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; SWEDEN; TRAINING; TURFGRASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPE; HUMANS; MALE; POACEAE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCCER; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 33845411941     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.027623     Document Type: Article

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