Characteristics of sports and recreation-related emergency department visits among school-age children and youth in North Carolina, 2010–2014

Characteristics of sports and recreation-related emergency department visits among school-age children and youth in North Carolina, 2010–2014

Abstract Background Sports and recreational activities are an important cause of injury among children and youth, with sports-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) being of particular concern given the developing brain. This paper reports the characteristics of sport and recreation-related (SR) em...

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Main Authors: Katherine J. Harmon, Scott K. Proescholdbell, Johna Register-Mihalik, David B. Richardson, Anna E. Waller, Stephen W. Marshall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Injury Epidemiology
Subjects:
Injury surveillance
Youth sports
Epidemiology
Emergency department
Traumatic brain injury
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40621-018-0152-0

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