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A Neuroscientific Approach to the Examination of Concussions in Student-Athletes
Published on: December 8, 2014
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine position statement: concussion in sport
Kimberly G Harmon1, Jonathan Drezner, Matthew Gammons
1University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. kharmon@u.washington.edu
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No abstract available in PubMed .
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