Incidence of football injury during international tournaments

Research in Sports Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-69

  Babwah, Terence J R ^a  

^a Centre of Excellence   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Caribbean footballers; Epidemiology; Football competitions; Injuries

Indexed keywords

ATHLETIC INJURIES; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 61949113543     PISSN: 15438627     EISSN: 15438635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15438620802689591     Document Type: Article

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