Injury profile of a professional soccer team in the premier league of Iran

Asian Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 201-208

  Hassabi, Mohammad ^a,b   Mortazavi, Seyed Mohammad Javad ^a   Giti, Mohammad Reza ^a   Hassabi, Majid ^a   Mansournia, Mohammad Ali ^a   Shapouran, Sara ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Athletic injuries; Contusions; Football; Soccer; Sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875299068     PISSN: 2008000X     EISSN: 20087209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/asjsm.34837     Document Type: Article

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