The relationship among neurocognitive performances and biopsychosocial characteristics of elite National Football League draft picks: An exploratory investigation

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-20

  Solomon, Gary S ^a   Haase, Richard F ^b   Kuhn, Andrew ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsychosocial characteristics; Concussion; Draft picks; IMPACT; National football league; Neurocognitive testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873051453     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acs108     Document Type: Article

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