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. 2019 May;46(3):280-282.
doi: 10.1017/cjn.2019.15. Epub 2019 Apr 4.

Rowan's Rugby Fatality Prompts Canada's First Concussion Legislation

Charles Tator  1 , Jill Starkes  2 , Gillian Dolansky  2 , Julie Quet  2 , Jean Michaud  2 , Michael Vassilyadi  2
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Rowan's Rugby Fatality Prompts Canada's First Concussion Legislation

Charles Tator et al. Can J Neurol Sci. 2019 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: Athletes; Concussion; Second impact syndrome; Traumatic brain injury.

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