Incidence and clinical presentation of groin injuries in sub-elite male soccer

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 1245-1250

  Hölmich, Per ^a,b   Thorborg, Kristian ^a   Dehlendorff, Christian ^a,c   Krogsgaard, Kim ^d   Gluud, Christian ^d  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

^c DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^d Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETIC INJURIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INGUINAL REGION; INJURIES; KINESIOTHERAPY; LEG INJURIES; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOCCER; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; EXERCISE THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RECURRENCE; SOCCER; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905442459     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092627     Document Type: Article

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