title: Protecting our children from the consequences of chest blows on the playing field: a time for science over marketing.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA. mlink@tufts-nemc.org
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Link
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bir
authors.forename: Nathan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dau
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Madias
authors.forename: N A Mark
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Estes
authors.forename: Barry J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Maron
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries; D002648:Child; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D040541:Marketing; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D011482:Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012042:Registries; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012586:Science; D015996:Survival Rate; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology