A review of football injuries on third and fourth generation artificial turfs compared with natural turf

Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 903-923

  Williams, Sean ^a   Hume, Patria A ^a   Kara, Stephen ^a,b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b Blues Super 14 Rugby Team ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Injuries, prevention; Rugby; Soccer

Indexed keywords

AGE; BUILDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; POACEAE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOE; WEATHER;

AGE FACTORS; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; POACEAE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SHOES; WEATHER;

EID: 80053955809     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11593190-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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