Dr. Barry Dworkin

Study can only suggest that adolescent girls require a greater recovery time from a concussion than boys. It does not have the power to prove it based on its observational self-reporting methodology.

Health Headlines Commentary for November 13, 2018

Source:

Ottawa concussion study shows adolescent girls slower to recover than boys

Reference:

Natural Progression of Symptom Change and Recovery From Concussion in a Pediatric Population

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