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Longitudinal cohort study on subsequent injury risk in professional football players in the Qatar Stars League: a probabilistic approach using basic learning

Montassar Tabben
1, 2
,
Karim Chamari
3, 4
,
Khalid Alkhelaifi
1, 2
,
Tanvir Alam
5
,
Jassim Almulla
5, 6

  1. Aspetar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar
  2. Olympic Medical and Scientific Committee, Qatar Olympic Committee, Doha, Qatar
  3. Naufar, Wellness and Recovery Center, Doha, Qatar
  4. Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar Said, University of Manouba, Manouba, Tunisia
  5. College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
  6. Qatar Football Association, Doha, Qata
Biol Sport. 2026;43:489–498
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.152345
Online publish date: 2025/10/07
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