Head injuries in the female football player: Incidence, mechanisms, risk factors and management

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Dvorak, Jiri ^a,b   McCrory, Paul ^c   Kirkendall, Donald T ^b  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b FIFA MEDICAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCUSSION; FOOTBALL; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; SHORT SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCCER; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34547671136     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.037960     Document Type: Short Survey

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