The Epidemiology of Sport-Related Concussion

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-17

  Daneshvar, Daniel H ^a   Nowinski, Christopher J ^a,b   Mckee, Ann C ^a,c   Cantu, Robert C ^a,b,d,e  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Sports Legacy Institute   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EMERSON HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Concussion; Epidemiology; Equipment; Sport; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

AGE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATHLETIC TRAINER; ATHLETIC TRAINING EDUCATION; BASEBALL; BASKETBALL; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLEGE STUDENT; HEAD INJURY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIING; SPORT INJURY; TRAINING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VOLLEYBALL; WRESTLING;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTS MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78149442625     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2010.08.006     Document Type: Review

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