Epidemiology of Youth Sports Concussion

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 565-575

  Jinguji, Thomas M ^a,b   Krabak, Brian J ^a,c   Satchell, Emma K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Seattle Children's   (United States)

^c RacingThePlanet Ultramarathons   (United States)

Author keywords

Concussion; Head injury; High school athletes; Youth

Indexed keywords

BASEBALL; BASKETBALL; CHEERLEADING; CONCUSSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOOTBALL; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; INJURY SEVERITY; LACROSSE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; WRESTLING;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80055078407     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: 15581381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2011.08.001     Document Type: Review

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