What are the most effective risk-reduction strategies in sport concussion?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 321-326

  Benson, Brian W ^a   McIntosh, Andrew S ^b   Maddocks, David ^c,d   Herring, Stanley A ^e   Raftery, Martin ^f   Dvořák, Jiří ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Perry Maddocks Trollope Lawyers   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f World Rugby House   (Ireland)

^g SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN CONCUSSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HELMET; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MOUTH PROTECTOR; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN CONCUSSION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MOUTH PROTECTORS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SPORTS;

EID: 84875534254     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092216     Document Type: Review

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