What The Study Did: Researchers investigated the association of field position, career length and playing era with risk of neurodegenerative disease among Scottish male former professional soccer players.
Authors: William Stewart, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D., of the University of Glasgow in Glasgow, United Kingdom, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2403)
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