Lower reinjury rate with a coach-controlled rehabilitation program in amateur male soccer: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1433-1442

  Hägglund, Martin ^a   Walden, Markus ^a   Ekstrand, Jan ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Football; Prevention; Recurrent injury; Rehabilitation; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE; REHABILITATION; RISK; SOCCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548129271     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507300063     Document Type: Article

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