Review article
The risk of knee osteoarthritis in professional soccer players
A systematic review with meta-analyses
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2021; 118: 49-55. DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.m2021.0007
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Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits- und Sozialmedizin, Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden: Dr. rer. medic. Alice Freiberg, MPH; Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Seidler, MPH
Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt, Abteilung Arbeitsschutz und Umwelt, Dezernat Landesgewerbearzt, Wiesbaden: Prof. Dr. med. Ulrich Bolm-Audorff
Außerplanmäßige Professur für Arbeitsmedizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen: Prof. Dr. med. Ulrich Bolm-Audorff
Regierungspräsidium Darmstadt, Abteilung Arbeitsschutz und Umwelt, Dezernat Landesgewerbearzt, Wiesbaden: Prof. Dr. med. Ulrich Bolm-Audorff
Außerplanmäßige Professur für Arbeitsmedizin, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen: Prof. Dr. med. Ulrich Bolm-Audorff
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