Medical Assessment of Head Collision Events in Elite Women's and Men's Soccer

JAMA. 2020 Jan 21;323(3):275-276. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.19919.

Abstract

This study uses data from the 2019 Fédération Internationale de Football Association Women’s World Cup to determine the incidence rate and subsequent medical assessment of head collision events.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Athletes
  • Brain Concussion / diagnosis*
  • Brain Concussion / etiology
  • Female
  • Head Injuries, Closed* / complications
  • Head Injuries, Closed* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Return to Sport / statistics & numerical data
  • Sex Factors
  • Soccer / injuries*

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