Psychometric and measurement properties of concussion assessment tools in youth sports

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 399-408

  Valovich McLeod, Tamara C ^a   Barr, William B ^b   McCrea, Michael ^c,d   Guskiewicz, Kevin M ^e  

^a A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Waukesha Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletic injuries; Brain injury; Neuropsychological testing; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORTS MEDICINE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VISION; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

EID: 34250016234     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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