Are we underestimating how many children get concussions?
And is it happening to more children at younger ages than previously thought?
Yes to both, according to a new joint study by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the U,S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The study, which was published online Tuesday in JAMA Pediatrics, found that the majority — four out of five — of over 8,000 concussion diagnoses within the CHOP network over a four-year period were made at a primary care practice rather than at a hospital emergency department.
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