Low risk of injuries among children playing organized soccer A prospective cohort study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1155-1160

  Froholdt, Anne ^a   Olsen, Odd Egil ^a   Bahr, Roald ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Children; Football; Injury incidence; Injury severity; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCCER;

EID: 67649509509     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546508330132     Document Type: Article

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