Balance training programs for soccer injuries prevention

Journal of Human Sport and Exercise

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 639-647

  Gioftsidou, Asimenia ^a   Malliou, Paraskevi ^a   Pafis, Georgios ^a   Beneka, Anastasia ^a   Tsapralis, Kyriakos ^b   Sofokleous, Polina ^a   Kouli, Olga ^a   Roka, Stella ^a   Godolias, Georgios ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b Isokinetic Medical Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

Frequency of balance training; Proprioception; Soccer players

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874126084     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19885202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4100/jhse.2012.73.04     Document Type: Article

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