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Comment
. 2018 Jul 3;320(1):92-93.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.6717.

Professional Football Participation and Mortality-Reply

Atheendar S Venkataramani  1 , Maheer B Gandhavadi  2 , Anupam B Jena  3
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Professional Football Participation and Mortality-Reply

Atheendar S Venkataramani et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: The authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Dr Venkataramani reported receiving salary support outside the submitted work (Mentored Career Development Award, National Institutes of Health). Dr Jena reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health and personal fees from Pfizer, Hill Rom Services, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Precision Health Economics, and Analysis Group. No other disclosures were reported.

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