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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780131903321

Autore

Staff Institute of Medicine

Titolo

Is Soccer Bad for Children's Heads? [[electronic resource] ] : Summary of the IOM Workshop on Neuropsychologucal Consequences of Head Impact in Youth Soccer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : National Academies Press, 2002

ISBN

0-309-16958-5

0-309-50806-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (36 p.)

Disciplina

617.1

Soggetti

Soccer injuries

Sports injuries in children

Soccer for children - Health aspects

Soccer injuries - Concussion

Brain

Brain Concussion

Risk Assessment

Adolescent

Soccer

Age Groups

Sports

Epidemiologic Measurements

Head Injuries, Closed

Brain Injuries

Risk

Wounds, Nonpenetrating

Risk Management

Craniocerebral Trauma

Organization and Administration

Probability

Recreation

Brain Diseases

Wounds and Injuries

Persons

Public Health

Trauma, Nervous System

Statistics as Topic

Leisure Activities



Environment and Public Health

Central Nervous System Diseases

Health Services Administration

Diseases

Nervous System Diseases

Epidemiologic Methods

Health Care

Human Activities

Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms

Quality of Health Care

Investigative Techniques

Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Sports Medicine

Medicine

Health & Biological Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REVIEWERS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CAUSES OF HEAD INJURIES IN SOCCER""; ""PROBLEMS IN DETECTING CONCUSSIONS""; ""CONCUSSION IS A BRAIN INJURY""; ""STUDIES OF SOCCER AND FOOTBALL PLAYERS""; ""POLICY IMPLICATIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""APPENDIX A: WORKSHOP AGENDA""; ""APPENDIX B: SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES""; ""APPENDIX C: WORKSHOP REGISTRANTS""