Preventing head and neck injury

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 314-318

  McIntosh, A S ^a   McCrory, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEBALL; BRAIN INJURY; CONCUSSION; FACE INJURY; FOOTBALL; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; RUGBY; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BOXING; FOOTBALL; HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HOCKEY; HUMANS; MOUTH PROTECTORS; NECK INJURIES; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; RISK FACTORS; SOCCER; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 20344390278     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.018200     Document Type: Review

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