Emergency Department Visits for Concussion in Young Child Athletes

L. Bakhos, Lisa; R. Lockhart, Gregory; J. Myers, Richard; G. Linakis, James

doi:10.1542/peds.2009-3101

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Emergency Department Visits for Concussion in Young Child Athletes

Published in PEDIATRICS • Aug 31, 2010

Authors:

Lisa L. Bakhos

Gregory R. Lockhart

Richard J. Myers

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to characterize emergency department (ED) visits for pediatric sport-related concussion (SRC) in pre-high school- versus high school-aged athletes. METHODS: A stratified probability sample of US hospitals that provide emergency services in the National Ele...

Subject

Concussion

Medicine

Emergency department

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