Changing the Culture of Concussion: Education Meets Legislation

PM and R

Volumn 3, Issue 10 SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Adler, Richard H ^a,b   Herring, Stanley A ^c,d,e  

^a Adler Giersch PS ^*  (United States)

^b Brain Injury Association of Washington   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Seattle Sports Concussion Program   (United States)

^e SEATTLE SEAHAWKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC TRAINER; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CASE REPORT; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE SCHOOL; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPORTS MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 82455162672     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2011.08.006     Document Type: Editorial

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