Trends in concussion incidence in high school sports: A prospective 11-year study

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 958-963

  Lincoln, Andrew E ^a,e   Caswell, Shane V ^b   Almquist, Jon L ^c   Dunn, Reginald E ^a   Norris, Joseph B ^d   Hinton, Richard Y ^d  

^a MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Fairfax County Public Schools   (United States)

^d UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Union Memorial Orthopaedics   (United States)

Author keywords

concussion; high school; injury; sports

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955689717     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510392326     Document Type: Article

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