Mouthguards. Protection for the mouth in rugby union

Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 339-349

  Chalmers, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTECTION; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONCUSSION; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HUMAN; JAW FRACTURE; LACERATION; MATERIALS; MOUTH; NECK INJURY; ORTHODONTICS; PROTECTION; REVIEW; RUGBY; SPORT; TOOTH INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MOUTH; MOUTH PROTECTORS;

EID: 0031777702     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-199825050-00006     Document Type: Review

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