A novel head-neck cooling device for concussion injury in contact sports
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A novel head-neck cooling device for concussion injury in contact sports
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عنوان ژورنال: Translational Neuroscience
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2081-6936
DOI: 10.1515/tnsci-2015-0004