Effect of mild head injury on postural stability in athletes

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 300-306

  Guskiewicz, Kevin M ^a,b   Perrin, David H ^b   Gansneder, Bruce M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Concussion; Postural sway

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000672956     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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