Teen girl footballers have double concussion risk of boys
But girls are less likely to be taken off the pitch and take longer to recover, a study finds. …
Dr Abigail Bretzin, postdoctoral fellow and certified athletic trainer at the University of Pennsylvania, echoed the call for female-specific studies, saying: “Our findings add to research showing that female athletes are at increased concussion risk compared with male athletes, and highlight the importance of sex-specific research in this field.”
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