Interventions to prevent sports related injuries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 473-486

  Leppänen, Mari ^a   Aaltonen, Sari ^b   Parkkari, Jari ^a   Heinonen, Ari ^b   Kujala, Urho M ^b  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMAN; JOINT; META ANALYSIS; ORTHOSIS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK FACTOR; SHOE; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; WARM UP;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; JOINTS; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SHOES; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; WARM-UP EXERCISE;

EID: 84897436712     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-013-0136-8     Document Type: Review

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