Concussive head injury in children and adolescents related to sports and other leisure physical activities

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-168

  Browne, G J ^a   Lam, L T ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCUSSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT INJURY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33644834190     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.021220     Document Type: Article

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