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05 October 2021

Sports concussions: sex differences in outcome are not a biological given

Christina L. Master
1. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Kristy Arbogast
1. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Steven Broglio
1. University of Michigan Concussion Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
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Biological factors might influence sex-based disparities in recovery time from sports concussions (see Nature 596, 26–28; 2021), but such differences could also stem from female athletes’ unequal access to training and medical care.

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Nature 598, 32 (2021)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02713-1

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Sports concussions: sex differences in outcome are not a biological given

Sports concussions: sex differences in outcome are not a biological given