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Title: Much work remains to reach consensus on musculoskeletal injury risk in military service members: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Journal Article · · European Journal of Sport Science
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  1. Military Performance Division, United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM), Natick, MA, USA; Department of Rehab Medicine, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
  2. Physical Performance Service Line, G 3/5/7, U.S. Army Office of the Surgeon General, Falls Church, VA, USA
  3. Military Academy Karlberg, Swedish Armed Forces, Solna, Sweden; Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden; School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden
  4. Human Performance Support Group, U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Training Wing, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, TX, USA
  5. University of Canberra, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, Canberra, Australia

Not provided.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0014664
OSTI ID:
1982432
Journal Information:
European Journal of Sport Science, Vol. 22, Issue 1; ISSN 1746-1391
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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