What are the main risk factors for running-related injuries?

Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1153-1163

  Saragiotto, Bruno Tirotti ^a   Yamato, Tiê Parma ^a   Hespanhol Junior, Luiz Carlos ^a,b   Rainbow, Michael J ^c   Davis, Irene S ^c   Lopes, Alexandre Dias ^a  

^a MASTERS AND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY   (Brazil)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INJURIES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING;

HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING;

EID: 84904799274     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-014-0194-6     Document Type: Review

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