Guidelines for managing concussion in sports: A persistent headache

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 67-74

  Roos, Robert ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN EDEMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0029785185     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.1996.10.1327     Document Type: Review

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