Changing the face of hockey: A study of the half-Visor's ability to reduce the severity of facial injuries of the upper-half of the face among East Coast Hockey League players

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-86

  Bunn, Joel W ^a,b,c,d  

^a SAINT FRANCIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Johnstown Chiefs Minor Professional Hockey Team   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Facial injury mechanisms; Facial protection in hockey; Half visor; Hockey facial injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 62449283424     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2008.12.15     Document Type: Article

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