Intrinsic risk factors for groin injuries among male soccer players: A prospective cohort study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2051-2057

  Engebretsen, Anders Hauge ^a   Myklebust, Grethe ^a   Holme, Ingar ^a   Engebretsen, Lars ^a,b   Bahr, Roald ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

groin injuries; previous injuries; prospective cohort study; risk factors; soccer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; INJURY; MALE; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; GROIN; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCCER;

EID: 77958175687     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510375544     Document Type: Article

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