Norms, Athletic Identity, and Concussion Symptom Under-Reporting Among Male Collegiate Ice Hockey Players: A Prospective Cohort Study

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 95-103

  Kroshus, Emily ^a   Kubzansky, Laura D ^a   Goldman, Roberta E ^a,b   Austin, S Bryn ^a,c,d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Concussion; Norms; Sports medicine; Symptom reporting

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN CONCUSSION; HOCKEY; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NORM; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ATHLETES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOCKEY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL NORMS; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925533988     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: 15324796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-014-9636-5     Document Type: Article

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