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Requiring Athletes to Acknowledge Receipt of Concussion-Related Information and Responsibility to Report Symptoms: A Study of the Prevalence, Variation, and Possible Improvements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Christine M. Baugh ,
Emily Kroshus ,
Alexandra P. Bourlas  and
Kaitlyn I. Perry
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 42 , Issue 3 , Fall 2014 , pp. 297 - 313
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