Journal of Neurotrauma Frequency of head impact related outcomes by position in NCAA Division I collegiate football players (doi: 10.1089/neu.2014.3582) This article has been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication, but has yet to undergo copyediting and proof correction. The final published version may differ from this proof.

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1 Frequency of head impact related outcomes by position in NCAA Division I collegiate football players Christine M. Baugh, MPH 1,2,3,a, [email protected], 816-679-6802, corresponding author Patrick T. Kiernan, BA4,b, [email protected], 617-414-1187 Emily Kroshus, ScD 5,6,c, [email protected], 610-772-6061 Daniel H. Daneshvar, MA 4,7,8,b, [email protected], 617-414-8382 Philip H. Montenigro, BS 4,9,b, [email protected], 617-414-0381 Ann C. McKee,* MD 4,10,11,12 ,b, [email protected], 617-414-1188 Robert A. Stern,* PhD4,11,13,14 ,b, [email protected], 617-638-5678 Affiliations: 1. Harvard Interfaculty Initiative in Health Policy 2. Division of Sports Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital 3. Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University 4. Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center 5. Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences 6. National Collegiate Athletic Association, Sport Science Institute 7. Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Neuroscience 8. Sports Legacy Institute, Boston, MA 9. Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology 10. VA Boston Healthcare System 11. Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center 12. Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Pathology 13. Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology 14. Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery *These authors contributed equally to this manuscript. Mailing addresses: a. 14 Story Street, 4th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138. Fax: 617-638-5679 b. 72 E. Concord Street, Suite B7800, Boston, MA 02118. Fax: 617-638-5679 c. 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. Fax: 617-638-5679

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Frequency of head-impact-related outcomes by position in NCAA division I collegiate football players.

Concussions and subconcussive impacts sustained in American football have been associated with short- and long-term neurological impairment, but diffe...
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