The science and design of head protection in sport

Neurosurgery

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 956-967

  Hoshizaki, T Blaine ^a,c   Brien, Susan E ^b   Bailes, Julian E ^c   Maroon, Joseph C ^c   Kaye, Andrew H ^c   Cantu, Robert C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital Windsor   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Brain injury criteria; Brain trauma; Concussion; Head protection; Helmet; Helmet standards; Sport; Standard testing

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN PROTECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORCE; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPORT; STANDARDIZATION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; SPORTS;

EID: 4744352200     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000137275.50246.0B     Document Type: Review

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