Is Soccer Bad for Children's Heads?

The Sounds of Science from the National Academies

Jul 7, 201010:05Science & Medicine

Given the popularity of the World Cup, the Sounds of Science revisits a 2002 IOM workshop reports on head injury in young soccer players. This podcast addresses the biology of concussion, when to return a concussed playe...

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