title: Evaluating the risks and benefits of participation in high-school football.
authors.affiliation: Attending physician in the Division of Sports Medicine at Boston Children's Hospital, and an instructor in orthopedics at Harvard Medical School, and director of the Sports Concussion Clinic, and staff physician at The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention in Waltham, Massachusetts, and part of the medical coverage team for the Boston Marathon, the Boston Ballet, Bay State Games, and various synchronized ice skating and track and field championships.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.affiliation: Director of The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, director of research for the Brain Injury Center at Boston Children's Hospital, and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, and serves on the section on emergency medicine for the American Academy of Pediatrics, the advisory board of the Sports Legacy Institute, and the advisory committee for Sports Head Injuries for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
authors.forename: William P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Meehan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000209:etiology*; D005538:Football / Q000941:ethics* / Q000293:injuries*; D000070497:Healthy Lifestyle / Q000941:ethics; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D010819:Physician's Role; D011331:Private Practice / Q000941:ethics; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000941:ethics*; D013334:Students