Effectiveness of an injury prevention programme for adult male amateur soccer players: A cluster-randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1114-1118

  Van Beijsterveldt, Anna M C ^a   Van De Port, Ingrid G L ^a   Krist, Mark R ^a   Schmikli, Sandor L ^a   Stubbe, Janine H ^b   Frederiks, Janet E ^c   Backx, Frank J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c KNVB   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INJURY; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEG INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870252858     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091277     Document Type: Article

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