Sports-related head injuries

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 350-355

  Chorley, Joseph N ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CLASSIFICATION; CONCUSSION; FOOTBALL; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031655763     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199808000-00004     Document Type: Review

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