Return to contact sports following infectious mononucleosis: The role of serial ultrasonography

Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  O'Connor, Tony E ^a   Skinner, Liam J ^b   Kiely, Patrick ^b   Fenton, John E ^b  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT SPORTS; DECISION MAKING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MALE; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLEEN SIZE; SPLENOMEGALY; SPORT;

EID: 80052454788     PISSN: 01455613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014556131109000819     Document Type: Article

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