Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 382-386 , July 2010

The effect of footwear and sports-surface on dynamic neurological screening for sport-related concussion

  • Anthony G. Schneiders

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Physiotherapy Research, University of Otago, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • S. John Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Physiotherapy Research, University of Otago, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Johan Kvarnström

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Umeå University, Sweden
    • ,
  • Maria Olsson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Umeå University, Sweden
    • ,
  • Tobias Ydén

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy, Umeå University, Sweden
    • ,
  • Stephen Marshall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina,USA

Received 11 August 2009 ,Revised 7 January 2010 ,Accepted 18 January 2010.

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PII: S1440-2440(10)00029-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2010.01.003

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 382-386 , July 2010

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