Concussion in youth ice hockey: It's time to break the cycle

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 921-924

  Johnson, L Syd M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BODYCHECKING; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CONCENTRATION LOSS; DISEASE DURATION; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; INJURY SEVERITY; MEMORY DISORDER; MORBIDITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SECOND IMPACT SYNDROME; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS AND SPORT RELATED PHENOMENA; SPORTS MEDICINE; SPORTS ORGANIZATION; SYMPTOM; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 79956069239     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110282     Document Type: Article

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