Effect of different between-match recovery times on the activity profiles and injury rates of national rugby league players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3476-3483

  Murray, Nick B ^a   Gabbett, Tim J ^a,b   Chamari, Karim ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ASPETAR ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE HOSPITAL   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Collision sport; Injury risk; Physical demands; Training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; FOOTBALL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURIES; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; FOOTBALL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925854530     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: 15334295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000603     Document Type: Article

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