High school athletes and concussions

Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 483-501

  Lueke, Lesley ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; SAFETY; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE, TRAUMATIC; HUMANS; SAFETY; SPORTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856357792     PISSN: 01947648     EISSN: 1521057X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01947648.2011.632710     Document Type: Note

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