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BRAIN Study Protocol Published

2 Jun 2018

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

The BRAIN study, funded by The Drake Foundation has published its protocol in BMJ Open. The publication details the ongoing cross-sectional study which is investigating the associations between history of concussion and general and neurological health in retired elite rugby players aged 50 years or more.

The paper is now available open access at http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/12/e017990

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