Pittsburgh Brain Health Initiative (BHI): protocol and methods for an observational study of cognitive function in former professional football players and controls.

Okonkwo DO, Collins MW, Kontos AP, Lopez O, Mountz JM, Wisniewski SR, Edelman KL, Benso S, Holland C, Beers SR, Soose RJ, Harrison T, Mucha A, Puccio A, Mancinelli M, Borrasso A, Rosario BL, Laymon C, Lopresti B, Minhas D, Agarwal V, Ostop S, Khalifa O, Berman S, Snitz B, Eagle SR

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108735
Published: 2025 Dec 24
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108735,
  title = {Pittsburgh Brain Health Initiative (BHI): protocol and methods for an observational study of cognitive function in former professional football players and controls.},
  author = {Okonkwo DO and Collins MW and Kontos AP and Lopez O and Mountz JM and Wisniewski SR and Edelman KL and Benso S and Holland C and Beers SR and Soose RJ and Harrison T and Mucha A and Puccio A and Mancinelli M and Borrasso A and Rosario BL and Laymon C and Lopresti B and Minhas D and Agarwal V and Ostop S and Khalifa O and Berman S and Snitz B and Eagle SR},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108735},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108735}
}

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AU  - Kontos AP
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AU  - Mountz JM
AU  - Wisniewski SR
AU  - Edelman KL
AU  - Benso S
AU  - Holland C
AU  - Beers SR
AU  - Soose RJ
AU  - Harrison T
AU  - Mucha A
AU  - Puccio A
AU  - Mancinelli M
AU  - Borrasso A
AU  - Rosario BL
AU  - Laymon C
AU  - Lopresti B
AU  - Minhas D
AU  - Agarwal V
AU  - Ostop S
AU  - Khalifa O
AU  - Berman S
AU  - Snitz B
AU  - Eagle SR
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JO  - BMJ open
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DO, O., MW, C., AP, K., O, L., JM, M., SR, W., KL, E., S, B., C, H., SR, B., RJ, S., T, H., A, M., A, P., M, M., A, B., BL, R., C, L., B, L., D, M., V, A., S, O., O, K., S, B., B, S., & SR, E. (2025). Pittsburgh Brain Health Initiative (BHI): protocol and methods for an observational study of cognitive function in former professional football players and controls.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108735

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