Contact sport concussion incidence

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 470-472

  Tommasone, Beth A ^a   McLeod, Tamara C Valovich ^a  

^a A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Epidemiology; Head injury

Indexed keywords

BOXING; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTACT SPORT; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; MEDLINE; NOTE; RISK; RUGBY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEAM SPORT;

EID: 34249979194     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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