Concussion guidelines need to move from only expert content to also include implementation and dissemination strategies

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-14

  Finch, Caroline F ^a   McCrory, Paul ^b   Ewing, Michael T ^a   Sullivan, S John ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL MEDIA; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL MEDIA; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84871210477     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091796     Document Type: Note

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