The impact of american tackle football-related concussion in youth athletes

AJOB Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 48-59

  Gilbert, Frédéric ^a   Johnson, L Syd M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

athletes; brain injury; brain trauma; chronic traumatic encephalopathy; concussion; football; pediatrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857815253     PISSN: 21507740     EISSN: 21507759     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2011.611125     Document Type: Article

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