The impact of repeated mild traumatic brain injuries (concussions) on the cognitive and academic functioning of early adolescent rugby union players: A controlled, longitudinal, prospective study

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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / This study investigated, within the context of Brain Reserve Capacity (BRC) theory, whether repeated concussions resulted in residual deficits in cognitive and academic functioning of early adolescent rugby players relative to non-contact sports controls. / South Africa

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1. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/2807

Tags

Brain Reserve Capacity (BRC) theory

Early adolescent rugby players

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/2807
Date	January 2007
Creators	Alexander, Debbie
Contributors	Malcolm, Charles, Dept. of Psychology, Faculty of Community and Health Sciences
Publisher	University of the Western Cape
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis
Rights	University of the Western Cape