Are brain injuries a significant problem in soccer?

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 795-809

  Green, G A ^a   Jordan, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MIGRAINE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0031717298     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5919(05)70120-4     Document Type: Article

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