Policies, Procedures, and Practices Regarding Sport-Related Concussion in Community College Athletes
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Athletic Trainers’ Management Practices and Referral Patterns for Adolescent Athletes After Sport-Related Concussion
BACKGROUND Athletic trainers (ATs) play an important role in the evaluation, management, and referral of student-athletes after sport-related concussion. Understanding factors that influence ATs' patient care decisions is important to ensure best practices are followed. PURPOSE To identify ATs' current concussion management practices and referral patterns for adolescent student-athletes after...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Athletic Training
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1062-6050
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-51.2.01