The need to tackle concussion in Australian football codes

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 196, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 561-563

  Gilbert, Frederic ^a   Partridge, Bradley J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHRONIC TRAUMA ENCEPHALOPATHY; DEPRESSION; FOOTBALL; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETURN TO PLAY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS AND SPORT RELATED PHENOMENA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

AUSTRALIA; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FOOTBALL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME;

EID: 84861607219     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.11218     Document Type: Note

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