The National Football League and concussion: Leading a culture change in contact sports

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 560-565

  Ellenbogen, Richard G ^a   Berger, Mitchel S ^b   Batjer, H Hunt ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTACT SPORT; DEATH; DEMENTIA; DISEASE CONTROL; FOOTBALL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CULTURE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79951567558     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2010.11.016     Document Type: Article

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