Incidence of cerebral concussions associated with type of mouthguard used in college football

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 143-149

  Wisniewski, John F ^a   Guskiewicz, Kevin ^b   Trope, Martin ^c   Sigurdsson, Asgeir ^c  

^a Dental Health Associates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

American football; Brain concussions; Cerebral; College football; Concussions; Football

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; RISK REDUCTION; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING;

BRAIN CONCUSSION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MOUTH PROTECTORS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 2942564703     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-4469.2004.00259.x     Document Type: Article

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