Sports-Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science, Changing the Culture

by Board on Children Youth and Families, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine, et al.

In the past decade, few subjects at the intersection of medicine and sports have generated as much public interest as sports-related concussions - especially among youth. Despite growing awareness of sports-related concussions and campaigns to educate athletes, coaches, physicians, and parents of young athletes about concussion recognition and management, confusion and controversy persist in many areas. Currently, diagnosis is based primarily on the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309288002
• ISBN13: 9780309288002
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"