Epidemiology of concussions among united states high school athletes in 20 sports

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 747-755

  Marar, Mallika ^a   McIlvain, Natalie M ^a   Fields, Sarah K ^b   Comstock, R Dawn ^a,c  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

concussion; high school; injury; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SPORTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859514395     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546511435626     Document Type: Article

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