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Examining association of playing college football with long-term health outcomes, mortality

04.20.22 | JAMA Network

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What The Study Did: This study of 447 former college football players, ages 59 to 75, compared the rate of self-reported health conditions, including cognitive and other neurological disorders, and mortality with men in the general population.

Authors: Robert A. Stern, Ph.D., of the Boston University School of Medicine, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.8775)

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APA:
JAMA Network. (2022, April 20). Examining association of playing college football with long-term health outcomes, mortality. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8X57OKE1/examining-association-of-playing-college-football-with-long-term-health-outcomes-mortality.html
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"Examining association of playing college football with long-term health outcomes, mortality." Brightsurf News, Apr. 20 2022, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8X57OKE1/examining-association-of-playing-college-football-with-long-term-health-outcomes-mortality.html.