Increase in injury risk with low body mass and aerobic-running fitness in elite Australian football

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 458-463

  Gastin, Paul B ^a   Meyer, Denny ^b   Huntsman, Emy ^a   Cook, Jill ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contact sports; Fitness testing; Injury prevention; Sporting injuries

Indexed keywords

ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURIES; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BODY MASS INDEX; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929619931     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: 15550273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2014-0257     Document Type: Article

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