Head, neck, and facial injuries in ice hockey: The effect of protective equipment

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 162-167

  Rampton, Joey ^a   Leach, Tracey ^b   Therrien, Sandra A ^b   Bota, Gary W ^a,c   Rowe, Brian H ^a,c,d,e  

^a SUDBURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Lead Trauma Program   (Canada)

^c Lead Trauma Program   (Canada)

^d Northeastern Ontario Medical Education Corporation   (Canada)

^e LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ice hockey; Ice hockey injury; Injury prevention; Protective devices; Recreational athlete

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 0030802804     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-199707000-00002     Document Type: Article

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