Brain injuries in football
By: by Stephanie Watson ; content consultant, Elad I. Levy, MD, MBA, FAHA, Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery, SUNY at Buffalo
Contributors: Levy, Elad I., consultant
Series: Essential issues; Essential issues
Publisher: Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781624034176
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Brain; Concussion; Juvenile literature; Football injuries; Wounds and injuries
Description: Examines how brain injuries in football affect individuals and society, investigates how people are working to avoid such serious injuries in sports, and analyzes the controversies and conflicting viewpoints surrounding the issue. --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 104) and index.
Table of contents: title: Iron Mike; title: Inside brain injuries; title: Football takes its toll; title: Dangers to young players; title: Studying brain injuries; title: Denial and resistance; title: A sense of victory; title: A shift in football; title: The future of football.