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Editorial
. 2019 Mar;53(6):321-322.
doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097627. Epub 2017 Jul 20.

Heading for trouble: is dementia a game changer for football?

A Rutherford  1 , William Stewart  2 , Davide Bruno  3
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Editorial

Heading for trouble: is dementia a game changer for football?

A Rutherford et al. Br J Sports Med. 2019 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: aging/ageing; brain; contact sports; football; soccer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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