Convolutions of the silent sports concussion: A neuropsychologist's response to the dark ages of rule-based return-to-play decisions

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 420-421

  Shuttleworth Edwards, Ann B ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CONCUSSION; COGNITION; HUMAN; LETTER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT INJURY;

BRAIN CONCUSSION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 62449226335     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: 15383687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2009.9     Document Type: Letter

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