Discharge instructions for youth sports-related concussions in the emergency department, 2004 to 2012

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 297-299

  Upchurch, Cameron ^a   Morgan, Clinton D ^a   Umfress, Allison ^a   Yang, George ^a   Riederer, Mark F ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

concussion; discharge instructions; youth sports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCUSSION; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ICD-9; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL RECORD; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE SUMMARIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84929045189     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: 15363724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000123     Document Type: Article

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