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Association of position, career length with risk of neurodegenerative disease in former professional soccer players

JAMA Neurology

Peer-Reviewed Publication

JAMA Network

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)

Editor’s Note: The article includes conflicts of interest and funding/support disclosures. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflict of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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