Patterns of mouthguard utilization among atom and pee wee minor ice hockey players: A pilot study

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 320-324

  Raaii, Farhang ^a   Vaidya, Nicholas ^b   Vaidya, Katherine ^b   Dibacco, Nunziatina ^d   Les, Clifford ^c   Sethi, Anil ^a   Vaidya, Rahul ^a  

^a DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Tecumseh Shoreline Minor Hockey Association   (Canada)

^c HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Canada; children and adolescents; concussions; ice hockey; mouthguards; Ontario

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; MALE; MOUTH DISCOMFORT; MOUTH PROTECTOR; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

ATHLETES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOCKEY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOUTH PROTECTORS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 79960226556     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: 15363724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31821f5cd7     Document Type: Article

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