Epidemiology of athletic head and neck injuries

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 427-443

  Cooper, Minton Truitt ^a   McGee, Kevin M ^a   Anderson, D Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ATHLETE; BASEBALL; BRAIN INJURY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CYCLING; DIVING; FOOTBALL; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HELMET; HORSEBACK RIDING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; JUMPING; NECK INJURY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; QUADRIPLEGIA; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REVIEW; RUGBY; RUNNING; SAFETY; SKIING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; WINTER; WRESTLING;

EID: 0038676959     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5919(02)00110-2     Document Type: Review

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