A nine-test screening battery for athletes: A reliability study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 306-315

  Frohm, A ^a,c   Heijne, A ^a   Kowalski, J ^b   Svensson, P ^c   Myklebust, G ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b JK Biostatistics AB   (Sweden)

^c Swedish Sports Confederation   (Sweden)

^d NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clinical test; Function; Inter rater; Intra rater; Movement pattern; Performance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; EXERCISE TEST; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCCER; SWEDEN;

EID: 84861439563     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01267.x     Document Type: Review

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