PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 245-253 , March 2009

The Relationship Between Gender and Postconcussion Symptoms After Sport-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Sarah J. Preiss-Farzanegan, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rochester, NY†
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to S.J.P.-F., Stanford Sports Medicine Center, 341 Galvez Street, Stanford, CA 94305-6175
    • ,
  • Benjamin Chapman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Psychiatry, Rochester, NY‡
    • ,
  • Tony M. Wong, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Unity Health System, Department of Neuropsychology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rochester, NY§
    • ,
  • Joanne Wu, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rochester, NY
    • ,
  • Jeffrey J. Bazarian, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • University of Rochester Medical Center, Departments of Emergency Medicine, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Rochester, NY∥

Received 19 June 2008 ,Accepted 6 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.01.011

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