Protective equipment and the prevention of concussion v what is the evidence?

Current Sports Medicine Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-31

  Navarro, Rodolfo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FACE INJURY; FACE MASK; FAMILY HISTORY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HELMET; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; MOUTH PROTECTOR; ORTHOTICS; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; RUGBY; SPORT INJURY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SPORT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FOOTBALL; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HOCKEY; HUMANS; MALE; SOCCER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955647429     PISSN: 1537890X     EISSN: 15378918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/JSR.0b013e318205e072     Document Type: Article

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