Concussion research: A public health priority

Injury Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-70

  Wiebe, Douglas J ^a   Comstock, R Dawn ^b   Nance, Michael L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BRAIN CONCUSSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79751534420     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.031211     Document Type: Article

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