The specificity of post-concussive symptoms in the pediatric population

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-238

  Falk, Ann Charlotte ^a   von Wendt, Lennart ^b   Söderkvist, Birgitta Klang ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Red Cross University College   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency; Acute care; Child health; Childhood illness

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTCONCUSSION SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952533822     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493509336691     Document Type: Article

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