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. 2017 Jun 27;317(24):2548-2549.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.6204.

Assessment of Head Collision Events During the 2014 FIFA World Cup Tournament

Michael D Cusimano  1 , Julia Casey  1 , Ruiwei Jing  1 , Anamika Mishra  1 , Michael Solarski  1 , Kristina Techar  1 , Shudong Zhang  1
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Assessment of Head Collision Events During the 2014 FIFA World Cup Tournament

Michael D Cusimano et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study uses video footage observations of all 64 matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup to assess the incidence, characteristics, and sideline outcome assessments of player head collisions.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: The authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported.

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