The incidence of concussion in professional and collegiate ice hockey: Are we making progress? A systematic review of the literature

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 102-106

  Ruhe, Alexander ^a,b   Gänsslen, Axel ^c   Klein, Wolfgang ^c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Praxis für Chiropraktik ^*  (Germany)

^c City Hospital Wolfsburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CONCUSSION; CANADA; CONCUSSION; CONTACT SPORTS; EUROPE; HOCKEY; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY;

CONCUSSION; CONTACT SPORTS; ICE HOCKEY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CANADA; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; HOCKEY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE;

EID: 84891147519     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091609     Document Type: Review

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