Injuries in runners; a systematic review on risk factors and sex differences

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Van Der Worp, Maarten P ^a,b,c   Ten Haaf, Dominique S M ^b   Van Cingel, Robert ^b,d   De Wijer, Anton ^a,c   Nijhuis Van Der Sanden, Maria W G ^c   Bart Staal, J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b HAN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^d Sports Medical Center Papendal   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORTHOTICS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SPORT INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING; ATHLETIC INJURIES; INJURIES; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED;

ELAGATIS;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84923800974     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114937     Document Type: Review

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