Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Football vs Soccer

Steven Lippmann, MD^b; Marilhia Cornejo, MD^a; Faysal Alhasan, MD^a

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021;23(2):20br02653

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