Comparison of baseline neuropsychological testing in amateur versus professional boxers

Physician and Sportsmedicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 95-102

  Bianco, Massimiliano ^a,b   Ferri, Matteo ^a   Fabiano, Carmela ^a   Scardigno, Anna ^a   Tavelia, Sofia ^c   Caccia, Anna ^c   Manili, Umberto ^c   Faina, Marceiio ^b,c   Casasco, Maurizio ^d   Zeppilli, Paolo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Medical Commission   (Italy)

^c Italian National Olympic Committee   (Italy)

^d Italian Sports Medicine Federation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boxing; Cogsport; Neuropsychological test; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BOXING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 62449333607     PISSN: 00913847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/psm.2008.12.17     Document Type: Article

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