Concussions in Sports and Recreation

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 2-6

  Adirim, Terry A ^a  

^a Department of Homeland Security ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

computed tomography; concussion; neuropsychologic assessment; sports concussion; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONCUSSION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; RECREATION; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; SYMPTOM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 34047095843     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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