Why university athletes choose not to reveal their concussion symptoms during a practice or game

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 113-125

  Scott Delaney, J ^a,b   Lamfookon, Charles ^a   Bloom, Gordon A ^a   Al Kashmiri, Ammar ^c   Correa, Jose A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c KHOULA HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

Concussion; reasons; symptoms; team sports; university

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; BEHAVIOR; CONCUSSION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOCKEY; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RUGBY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCCER; SPORT INJURY; TEAM SPORT; TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN CONCUSSION; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924404796     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: 15363724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000112     Document Type: Review

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