Concussion incidence and time lost from play in the NHL during the past ten years

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 647-651

  Wennberg, Richard A ^a,c   Tator, Charles H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ThinkFirst Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPORT INJURY; TIME; TREND STUDY;

EID: 57849108989     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S031716710000946X     Document Type: Article

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