Incidence and Risk of Concussions in Youth Athletes: Comparisons of Age, Sex, Concussion History, Sport, and Football Position

T. Tsushima, William; Siu, Andrea; Jun Ahn, Hyeong; L Chang, Bolin; M. Murata, Nathan

doi:10.1093/arclin/acy019

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Incidence and Risk of Concussions in Youth Athletes: Comparisons of Age, Sex, Concussion History, Sport, and Football Position

Published in Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology • Feb 16, 2018

Authors:

William T. Tsushima

Andrea Siu

Hyeong Jun Ahn

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to determine concussion incidence, risk, and relative risk among middle and high school athletes participating in various sports. METHOD: Data were retrospectively obtained from 10,334 athletes of 12 different sports in Hawaii. In addition to determining the overal...

Subject

Concussion

Athletes

Football

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