Acute hamstring injuries in Danish elite football: a 12-month prospective registration study among 374 players

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Acute hamstring injuries in Danish elite football: a 12-month prospective registration study among 374 players. / Petersen, Jesper; Thorborg, Kristian; Nielsen, Michael Bachmann; Hølmich, Per; Thorborg, Kristian.

In: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, Vol. 20, No. 4, 01.08.2010, p. 588-92.

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Petersen, J, Thorborg, K, Nielsen, MB, Hølmich, P & Thorborg, K 2010, 'Acute hamstring injuries in Danish elite football: a 12-month prospective registration study among 374 players', Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 588-92. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00995.x

APA

Petersen, J., Thorborg, K., Nielsen, M. B., Hølmich, P., & Thorborg, K. (2010). Acute hamstring injuries in Danish elite football: a 12-month prospective registration study among 374 players. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 20(4), 588-92. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00995.x

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Petersen J, Thorborg K, Nielsen MB, Hølmich P, Thorborg K. Acute hamstring injuries in Danish elite football: a 12-month prospective registration study among 374 players. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 2010 Aug 1;20(4):588-92. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00995.x

Author

Petersen, Jesper ; Thorborg, Kristian ; Nielsen, Michael Bachmann ; Hølmich, Per ; Thorborg, Kristian. / Acute hamstring injuries in Danish elite football: a 12-month prospective registration study among 374 players. In: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 2010 ; Vol. 20, No. 4. pp. 588-92.

Bibtex

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