What do under 15 year old schoolboy rugby union players think about protective headgear?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 89-94

  Finch, C F ^a   McIntosh, A S ^b   McCrory, P ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Headgear; Prevention; Protection; Rugby union; Safety; Schoolboy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RUGBY; SAFETY; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FOOTBALL; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; SAFETY;

EID: 0035057453     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.35.2.89     Document Type: Article

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