Determinants of Coach Communication About Concussion Safety in US Collegiate Sport

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 532-541

  Kroshus, Emily ^a,b,c   Baugh, Christine M ^c,d   Hawrilenko, Matthew J ^e   Daneshvar, Daniel H ^f,g  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention Inc   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Sports Legacy Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Coach; Communication; Concussion; Gender; Sport

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPORT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

BRAIN CONCUSSION; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; SAFETY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPORTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84937637619     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-014-9683-y     Document Type: Article

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