The epidemiology of new versus recurrent sports concussions among high school athletes, 2005-2010

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 603-610

  Castile, Lianne ^a   Collins, Christy L ^a   McIlvain, Natalie M ^a   Comstock, R Dawn ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPORT INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862735022     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090115     Document Type: Article

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