Perceived Coach Support and Concussion Symptom-Reporting: Differences between Freshmen and Non-Freshmen College Football Players

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 314-322

  Baugh, Christine M ^a   Kroshus, Emily ^b   Daneshvar, Daniel H ^a   Stern, Robert A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INJURIES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETURN TO SPORT; SAFETY; SPORTS MEDICINE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ATHLETES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; RETURN TO SPORT; SAFETY; SPORTS MEDICINE; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84910065590     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jlme.12148     Document Type: Article

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