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Editorial
. 2018 Feb 27;319(8):773-775.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.20885.

Long-term Mortality in NFL Professional Football Players: No Significant Increase, but Questions Remain

Steven T DeKosky  1   2 , Michael Jaffee  1   2 , Russell Bauer  1   3
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Editorial

Long-term Mortality in NFL Professional Football Players: No Significant Increase, but Questions Remain

Steven T DeKosky et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Dr DeKosky reported serving as a consultant for Amgen, Acumen, Biogen, and Cognition Therapeutics. Dr Jaffee reported serving as a consultant for Qmetis and on a data and safety monitoring board for NeuroHabilitation, as well as peer-reviewed an Alzheimer disease research program for a Congressionally directed medical research program. No other disclosures were reported.

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