Epidemiology of football injuries in Asia: A prospective study in Qatar

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 113-117

  Eirale, Cristiano ^a   Farooq, Abdulaziz ^a   Smiley, Faten A ^a   Tol, Johannes L ^a   Chalabi, Hakim ^a  

^a ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Football; Incidence; Injury; Qatar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE INJURY; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CLAVICLE FRACTURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCUSSION; CONSENSUS; CONTUSION; DISLOCATION; FACE INJURY; FINGER INJURY; FOOT INJURY; FOOTBALL; GAME; HAMSTRING; HAND INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; KNEE INJURY; LEG INJURY; LIGAMENT INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE STRAIN; PELVIS INJURY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QATAR; RECURRENCE RISK; SHOULDER INJURY; SKIN BRUISING; SPINE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; TENDINITIS; TENDON INJURY; THIGH; THUMB INJURY; TOE INJURY; TRAINING; WRIST INJURY;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DISLOCATIONS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QATAR; RECURRENCE; SOCCER; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; THIGH;

EID: 84873523738     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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