The FIFA 11+ program is effective in preventing injuries in elite male basketball players: A cluster randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 996-1005

  Longo, Umile Giuseppe ^a   Loppini, Mattia ^a   Berton, Alessandra ^a   Marinozzi, Andrea ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^b   Denaro, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

athlete; basketball; FIFA; injury prevention; sports

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; LEG INJURY; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BASKETBALL; CHILD; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; EXERCISE; HIP INJURIES; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860482799     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546512438761     Document Type: Article

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