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The need to tackle concussion in Australian football codes
Author(s) -
Gilbert Frederic,
Partridge Bradley J
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja11.11218
Subject(s) - excellence , citation , football , library science , original research , sociology , psychology , political science , computer science , law
Postmortem evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in the brains of American National Football League players who suffered concussions while playing have intensified concerns about the risks of concussion in sport.1 Concussions are frequently sustained by amateur and professional players of Australia’s three most popular football codes (Australian football, rugby league, and rugby union) and, to a lesser extent, other contact sports such as soccer. This raises major concerns about possible long-term neurological damage,2-4 cognitive impairment and mental health problems5 in players of these sports.