DUNN, Robert Neil and VAN DER SPUY, Dirk. Rugby and cervical spine injuries: has anything changed? A 5-year review in the Western Cape. SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. [online]. 2010, vol.100, n.4, pp. 235-238. ISSN 0256-9574.

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DUNN, Robert Neil and VAN DER SPUY, Dirk. Rugby and cervical spine injuries: has anything changed? A 5-year review in the Western Cape. SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. [online]. 2010, vol.100, n.4, pp. 235-238. ISSN 0256-9574.