Soccer injuries: A review on incidence and prevention

Sports Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 929-938

  Junge, Astrid ^a   Dvorak, Jiri ^a  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE SPRAIN; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PROPRIOCEPTION; REVIEW; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; TRAINING;

ANKLE INJURIES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURIES; SOCCER;

EID: 8544226928     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200434130-00004     Document Type: Review

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