Bruce, Scott L; Stauffer, Sarah; Chaney, Andrew; Garrison, Kelsey
Taking Concussion Vital Signs Neurocognitive Test Under Varied Conditions Journal Article
In: Sport Journal, pp. 1–4, 2016, ISBN: 15439518.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *COLLEGE athletes, Clinical Trials, COGNITIVE testing, Concussion, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, Neurocognitive test batteries, Neuropsychological Tests, RANDOMIZED controlled trials, reaction time, SAMPLING (Statistics), SEX distribution (Demography), STATISTICAL significance, T-test (Statistics), test- retest, test-retest
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Bruce, Scott L; Stauffer, Sarah; Chaney, Andrew; Garrison, Kelsey
Taking Concussion Vital Signs Neurocognitive Test Under Varied Conditions Journal Article
In: Sport Journal, pp. 1–4, 2016, ISBN: 15439518.
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Bruce, Scott L; Stauffer, Sarah; Chaney, Andrew; Garrison, Kelsey
Taking Concussion Vital Signs Neurocognitive Test Under Varied Conditions Journal Article
In: Sport Journal, pp. 1–4, 2016, ISBN: 15439518.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *COLLEGE athletes, Clinical Trials, COGNITIVE testing, Concussion, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, Neurocognitive test batteries, Neuropsychological Tests, RANDOMIZED controlled trials, reaction time, SAMPLING (Statistics), SEX distribution (Demography), STATISTICAL significance, T-test (Statistics), test- retest, test-retest
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