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BRain health and healthy AgeINg in retired rugby union players, the BRAIN Study: study protocol for an observational study in the UK

Abstract:

Relatively little is known about the long-term health of former elite rugby players, or former sportspeople more generally. As well as the potential benefits of being former elite sportspersons, there may be potential health risks from exposures occurring during an individual’s playing career, as well as following retirement. Each contact sport has vastly different playing dynamics, therefore exposing its players to different types of potential traumas. Current evidence suggests that these ar...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017990

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Publisher:
BMJ Journals
Journal:
BMJ open More from this journal
Volume:
7
Issue:
12
Publication date:
2017-12-26
Acceptance date:
2017-10-23
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EISSN:
2044-6055
Pmid:
29282262
Language:
English
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pubs:813247
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uuid:983531ae-f5a7-4572-88f9-c2e596ce475a
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pubs:813247
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813247
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2018-07-12

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