Effect of sport-related concussion on clinically measured simple reaction time

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 112-118

  Eckner, James T ^a,b   Kutcher, Jeffrey S ^a,b   Broglio, Steven P ^b   Richardson, James K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONCUSSION; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SPORT INJURY;

CONCUSSION; EVALUATION; HEAD INJURIES;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84894461573     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091579     Document Type: Article

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