Concussion knowledge among medical students and neurology/neurosurgery residents

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 361-368

  Boggild, Miranda ^b   Tator, Charles H ^a,c  

^a Department of Surgery   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEUROLOGIST; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSURGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SECOND IMPACT SYNDROME; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 84860479421     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100013524     Document Type: Article

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