National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement: Management of sport-related conclussion

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 280-297

  Guskiewicz, Kevin M ^a   Bruce, Scott L ^b   Cantu, Robert C ^c   Ferrara, Michael S ^d   Kelly, James P ^e   McCrea, Michael ^f   Putukian, Margot ^g   Valovich McLeod, Tamara C ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c EMERSON HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^f Waukesha Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^g PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

BODY POSTURE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIET; DISEASE SEVERITY; FITNESS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REST; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT INJURY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 4744364165     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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