The Epidemiology of Concussions: Number and nature of concussions and time to recovery among female and male canadian varsity athletes 2008 to 2011

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 52-56

  Black, Amanda M ^a,b   Sergio, Lauren E ^a   MacPherson, Alison K ^a  

^a York University   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

athletic injuries; concussion; female; Incidence; male; neuropsychological tests; recovery of function; students; universities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATHLETE; BADMINTON; BASKETBALL; CANADIAN; COGNITION; CONCUSSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS COUNTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOTBALL; HOCKEY; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RUGBY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCCER; SPORT; SPORT INJURY; SWIMMING; TENNIS; TIME; TRACK AND FIELD; VOLLEYBALL; WATER POLO; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CANADA; CONVALESCENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETES; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CANADA; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84957831134     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: 15363724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000308     Document Type: Review

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