Measurement issues in concussion testing

Athletic Therapy Today

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2-6

  Ragan, Brian G ^a   Kang, Minsoo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; CONCUSSION; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; STANDARD; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 34648819683     PISSN: 10787895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/att.12.5.2     Document Type: Review

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