Increasing incidence of hospitalisation for sport-related concussion in Victoria, Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 427-430

  Finch, Caroline F ^a   Clapperton, Angela J ^b   McCrory, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CYCLING; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HEALTH CARE COST; HORSEBACK RIDING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-10; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR SPORT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RUGBY; SOCCER; SPORT INJURY;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN CONCUSSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SPORTS;

EID: 84877349334     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11217     Document Type: Article

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