A population based investigation of head injuries and symptoms of concussion of children and adolescents in schools

Injury Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 144-148

  Willer, B ^a,b   Dumas, J ^c   Hutson, A ^b   Leddy, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c Ontario Brain Injury Association   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCUSSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FALLING; FEMALE; GENDER; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; SYMPTOM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BRAIN CONCUSSION; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CANADA; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 4344601439     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2003.005017     Document Type: Article

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