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Head Injuries: Children and Concussions - MUSC - Learn more about children and concussions in this health podcast

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RT @MUSChealth Kids head injuries on the rise. http://bit.ly/9a2XcW or listen to our podcast http://bit.ly/9aRsJK on concussions.

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sportsconcussions.org — “ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 14, 2012 -- A grant from the NCAA will kick off a groundbreaking, long-term study of concussion and other head injuries among athletes, led by University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues around the country. The NCAA will provide $400,000 to begin to fund a longitudinal study by the National Sport Concussion Outcomes Study Consortium, a new group that includes three founding members from the University of Michigan: Jeffrey Kutcher, M.D., associate professor of View full resource at sportsconcussions.org

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