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Risk Factors

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Football Traumatology

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In epidemiology, a risk factor is a variable associated with an increased risk of disease. Sometimes, when a variable may be associated with either increased or decreased risk, the term determinant is utilised as well.

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  1. Knee Orthopedics and Sport Traumatology Unit, Humanitas Clinical Institute IRCCS, Milan, Italy

    Piero Volpi

  2. Head of Medical Staff FC Internazionale, Milan, Italy

    Piero Volpi

  3. Aspetar – Qatar Orthopedic and Sport, Medicine Hospital, 29222, Doha, Qatar

    Cristiano Eirale

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Volpi, P., Eirale, C. (2015). Risk Factors. In: Volpi, P. (eds) Football Traumatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18245-2_4

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