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Sports fans, wagering, and concussion knowledge: implications for injury nondisclosure.

Karen A SullivanKannan Singaravelu JaganathanSally Kinmond
Published in: Brain impairment : a multidisciplinary journal of the Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (2022)
Athletes who feel nondisclosure pressure from sports fans may be influenced by people with incomplete concussion knowledge, particularly wagering sports fans. Sports fans over-estimated their knowledge, and this could contribute to the nondisclosure pressure felt by athletes. Programmes to increase injury disclosure by athletes should take these factors into consideration.
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