Are more head impacts during NFL career associated with increased risk of death?


What The Study Did:

Nearly 14,000 current and former National Football League (NFL) players were included in an observational study that examined whether a greater amount of repeated head impacts throughout a professional football career were associated with increased risk of death.


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Brittany L. Kmush, Ph.D., of Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, is the corresponding author.


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