Knowledge, attitude, and concussion-reporting behaviors among high school athletes: A preliminary study

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 645-653

  Register Mihalik, Johna K ^a,b   Guskiewicz, Kevin M ^b   McLeod, Tamara C Valovich ^c   Linnan, Laura A ^d   Mueller, Frederick O ^b   Marshall, Stephen W ^d,e  

^a WAKEMED HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Care seeking; Education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SELF REPORT; SPORTS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84887557407     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-48.3.20     Document Type: Article

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