High School Student-Athletes’ Awareness of Concussion Education May Differ by Age
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Development, implementation and assessment of a concussion education programme for high school student-athletes.
Although experts have noted that adolescent athletes should be educated about concussions to improve their safety, there is no agreement on the most effective strategy to disseminate concussion education. The purpose of this study was to develop, implement and assess a concussion education programme. More precisely, four interactive oral presentations were delivered to high school student-athle...
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عنوان ژورنال: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2325-9671,2325-9671
DOI: 10.1177/2325967120s00166