Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 63-66 , May 2009

Training habits and injuries of masters' level football players: A preliminary report

  • R. Newsham-West

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Physiotherapy Research, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    • School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
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  • C. Button

      Affiliations

    • School of Physical Education, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    • ,
  • P.D. Milburn

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Physiotherapy Research, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    • School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
    • ,
  • A. Mündermann

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Physiotherapy Research, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    • ,
  • G. Sole

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Physiotherapy Research, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    • ,
  • A.G. Schneiders

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Physiotherapy Research, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +64 3 479 5426; fax: +64 3 479 8414.
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  • S.J. Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Physiotherapy Research, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Received 17 October 2008 ,Revised 8 January 2009 ,Accepted 22 January 2009.

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PII: S1466-853X(09)00016-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2009.01.002

Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 63-66 , May 2009

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