Trends in concussions at Ontario schools prior to and subsequent to the introduction of a concussion policy - an analysis of the Canadian hospitals injury reporting and prevention program from 2009 to 2016

• Main Authors: Roman Matveev (Author), Lauren Sergio (Author), Jessica Fraser-Thomas (Author), Alison K. Macpherson (Author)
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• 出版: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Concussion is a preventable injury that can have long-term health consequences for children and youth. In Ontario, the Policy/Program Memorandum # 158 (PPM) was introduced by the Ministry of Education of Ontario in March 2014. The PPM's main purpose is to require each school...