Predictors of running-related injuries in novice runners enrolled in a systematic training program: A prospective cohort study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 273-280

  Buist, Ida ^a   Bredeweg, Steef W ^a   Lemmink, Koen A P M ^a,c   Van Mechelen, Willem ^b   Diercks, Ron L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Novice runners; Risk factors; Running related injuries; Training program

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INJURY; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76849113968     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546509347985     Document Type: Article

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