Concussions and Our Kids: America's Leading Expert on How to Protect Young Athletes and Keep Sports Safe

Concussions and Our Kids: America's Leading Expert on How to Protect Young Athletes and Keep Sports Safe
ISBN-10
0547773943
ISBN-13
9780547773940
Category
Health & Fitness
Pages
181
Language
English
Published
2012
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Authors
Mark Hyman, Robert C. Cantu

Description

An expert on the head trauma crisis in sports provides a guide to concussions in youth sports -- what they are, how to treat them and how to protect young athletes. 30,000 first printing.

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