Returning to the golden age of boxing

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 459-460

  McCrory, Paul ^a,b   Falvey, Éanna ^c   Turner, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Sports Surgery Clinic ^*  (Ireland)

^d BRITISH HORSERACING AUTHORITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOARD OF TRUSTEES; BOXING; BRAIN INJURY; EDITORIAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BOXING; BRAIN INJURIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GOVERNING BOARD; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS;

EID: 84861857958     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091276     Document Type: Editorial

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