Methods for epidemiological study of injuries to professional football players: developing the UEFA model

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  British Journal of Sports Medicine

• Publication date

  2005-05-23

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1136/bjsm.2005.018267PMID 15911603PMCID PMC1725241
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