Countrywide campaign to prevent soccer injuries in Swiss amateur players

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-63

  Junge, Astrid ^a   Lamprecht, Markus ^b   Stamm, Hanspeter ^b   Hasler, Hansruedi ^c   Bizzini, Mario ^a   Tschopp, Markus ^d   Reuter, Harald ^e   Wyss, Heinz ^f   Chilvers, Chris ^f   Dvorak, Jiri ^g  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b Sozialforschung und Beratung AG   (Switzerland)

^c Schweizerischer Fussballverband (SFV)   (Switzerland)

^d Bundesamt für Sport   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f SUVA   (Switzerland)

^g FIFA MEDICAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

countrywide campaign; injury; prevention; soccer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LEG INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCCER; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751565378     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510377424     Document Type: Article

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