Titre :
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Use of mouthguards and headgear in organized sports by school-aged children. (1996)
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Auteurs :
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R.E. NOWJACK-RAYMER ;
H.C. GIFT ;
National inst dental res. Disease prevention health promotion branch. Bethesda MD. USA
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Public health reports (vol. 111, n° 1, 1996)
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Pagination :
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82-86
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Santé publique [généralité]
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Traumatisme
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Cavité buccale
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Prévention santé
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Enfant
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Homme
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Epidémiologie
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Etats Unis
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Amérique
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Stomatologie
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST mR0xyyU6. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. SPORTS-RELATED OROFACIAL trauma is a serious problem that can be prevented by wearing protective mouthguards and headgear. While this equipment is available, few studies have been done of wearing practices. This study assesses the wearing practices using data from the Child Health Supplement of the 1991 National Health Interview Survey. Results indicate that football was the only sport in which the majority of children used mouthguards and headgear. While statistically significant differences (p<. were found in use of the equipment all sports by grade level gender parent education ethnicity and region country these differences not consistent across sports. healthy people calls for extending requirements orofacial protective devices to organizations sponsoring that pose risk injury. given complex nature findings multifaceted initiatives include promulgation rules must be developed tested determine what approaches are effective ensuring use.>
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