Concussion in contact sports: Reliable change indices of impairment and recovery

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 70-86

  Hinton Bayre, Anton D ^a   Geffen, Gina M ^a,b   Geffen, Laurie B ^a   McFarland, Ken A ^a   Friis, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c Holy Spirit Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RUGBY; SPORT INJURY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 0032805555     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jcen.21.1.70.945     Document Type: Article

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