Return-to-play in sport: A decision-based model

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 379-385

  Creighton, David W ^a   Shrier, Ian ^b   Shultz, Rebecca ^a   Meeuwisse, Willem H ^c   Matheson, Gordon O ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

injury; medical decision making; preparticipation physical examination; return to play; sport participation

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTS MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957288602     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181f3c0fe     Document Type: Review

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