Do family physicians, emergency department physicians, and pediatricians give consistent sport-related concussion management advice?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 548-552

  Stoller, Jacqueline ^a   Carson, James D ^b   Garel, Alisha ^c   Libfeld, Paula ^d   Snow, Catherine L ^e   Law, Marcus ^b   Frémont, Pierre ^f  

^a Department of Family and Community Medicine University of Toronto ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE AMERICAS   (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KING S COLLEGE   (Canada)

^e YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONCUSSION; CONSENSUS; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICIAN; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REST; SELF ADMINISTRATION TEST; SPORT CONCUSSION ASSESSMENT TOOL; SPORT INJURY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84903383391     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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