The effect of coach education on reporting of concussions among high school athletes after passage of a concussion law

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1197-1203

  Rivara, Frederick P ^a,b   Schiff, Melissa A ^a,b   Chrisman, Sara P ^a   Chung, Shana K ^a   Ellenbogen, Richard G ^c   Herring, Stanley A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

concussive symptoms; injury incidence; soccer; sports concussion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCUSSIVE SYMPTOMS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SOCCER; SPORT INJURY; SPORTS CONCUSSION; SPORTS MEDICINE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

CONCUSSIVE SYMPTOMS; INJURY INCIDENCE; SOCCER; SPORTS CONCUSSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COHORT STUDIES; FACULTY; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; SOCCER; SPORTS MEDICINE; URBAN POPULATION; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900395046     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546514521774     Document Type: Article

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