What advice should we give to athletes postconcussion?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 316-318

  McCrory, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CONCUSSION; FIRST AID; HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 0036797919     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.36.5.316     Document Type: Short Survey

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