Injury incidence, body site, and severity in soccer players aged 6-18 years: Implications for injury prevention

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-31

  Rumpf, Michael Clemens ^a   Cronin, John ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body site; Incidence; Injury; Prevention; Severity; Youth soccer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858374596     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/SSC.0b013e31821a9833     Document Type: Article

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