Epidemiology of Youth Sports Concussion - 31/10/11
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The overall prevalence of concussion is high school sports is unknown. In general, concussions in this age range occur much more frequently in games than in practice. Also for sports in which both sexes participate, reported concussion rates are higher for female than male high school athletes. Recent data show that the time required for return to play and resolution of symptoms is similar for women and men. Very little is known about the epidemiology of concussions in middle school–aged athletes and younger children.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Concussion, High school athletes, Head injury, Youth
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Vol 22 - N° 4
P. 565-575 - novembre 2011 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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