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. 2017 Sep 26;318(12):1180-1182.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.9087.

Prevalence of Concussion Among US Adolescents and Correlated Factors

Phil Veliz  1 , Sean E McCabe  1 , James T Eckner  2 , John E Schulenberg  3
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Prevalence of Concussion Among US Adolescents and Correlated Factors

Phil Veliz et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study uses a national survey of US adolescents to examine the prevalence and correlates of self-reported diagnosed concussions to target and monitor prevention efforts.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported.

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