Cognitive impairment and self-reported dementia in UK retired professional soccer players: A cross sectional comparative study

Cognitive impairment and self-reported dementia in UK retired professional soccer players: A cross sectional comparative study

Background: Previous studies based on death certificates have found professional soccer players were more likely to die with neurodegenerative diseases, including dementia. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether retired professional male soccer players would perform worse on cognitive te...

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Main Authors: Tara‑Mei Povall Macnab, Shima Espahbodi, Eef Hogervorst, Ahmed Thanoon, Gwen Sascha Fernandes, Bonnie Millar, Ashley Duncan, Maria Goodwin, Mark Batt, Colin W Fuller, Gordon Fuller, Eamonn Ferguson, Tobias Bast, Michael Doherty, Weiya Zhang
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Published: 2023
Subjects:
Soccer players
General population
Cognitive function
Self-reported dementia
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/25270072.v1
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