Knowledge about sports-related concussion: Is the message getting through to coaches and trainers?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 119-124

  White, Peta E ^a   Newton, Joshua D ^b   Makdissi, Michael ^c   Sullivan, S John ^d   Davis, Gavin ^c   McCrory, Paul ^c   Donaldson, Alex ^a   Ewing, Michael T ^b   Finch, Caroline F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONCUSSION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS MEDICINE; STANDARD;

CONCUSSION; HEAD INJURIES;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPORTS MEDICINE;

EID: 84894940905     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092785     Document Type: Article

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