Maturity status and injury risk in youth soccer players

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 132-133

  Malina, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AGE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JUVENILE; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATURITY; MEDICAL RECORD; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; TRAINING; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77949416133     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jsm.0000369404.77182.60     Document Type: Note

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