Comparison of mouth guard designs and concussion prevention in contact sports: A multicenter randomized controlled trial

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 294-298

  Barbic, David ^a,b   Pater, Joseph ^a   Brison, Robert J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concussion; Controlled trial; Minor brain injury; Mouth protector; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPORT INJURY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAINING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOUTH; MOUTH PROTECTORS; ONTARIO; SPORTS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 25444507963     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jsm.0000171883.74056.21     Document Type: Article

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