Development of a conservative protocol to return children and youth to activity following concussive injury

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 152-163

  Dematteo, Carol ^a   Stazyk, Kathy ^a   Singh, Sheila K ^a,b   Giglia, Lucy ^a,b   Hollenberg, Robert ^a,b   Malcolmson, Charles H ^a,b   Mahoney, William ^a,b   Harper, Jessica A ^a   Missiuna, Cheryl ^a   Law, Mary ^a   McCauley, Dayle ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

child; mild traumatic brain injury concussion; postconcussion syndrome recovery; return to activity; return to play

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCHOOL; SPORT; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CONVALESCENCE; PEDIATRICS; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PEDIATRICS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84921033893     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922814558256     Document Type: Article

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