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MEDICAL: CONDITIONS: CONCUSSIONS :
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SPORTS: ORGANIZATIONS: NAMED ORGANIZATIONS: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE :
RESEARCH REPORTS: FLAWED RESEARCH, BIASED RESEARCH:
Decoding the N.F.L. Database to Find 100 Missing Concussions
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Decoding the N.F.L. Database to Find 100 Missing Concussions
THE NEW YORK TIMES
March 24, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/sports/football/
at-least-100-concussions-left-out-of-nfl-studies.html
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/zs4e78u
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From 1996 to 2001, the N.F.L. gathered data in an effort to study the
dangers of concussions. Whenever a concussion was diagnosed, the team
physician was to record information like the players position, his
symptoms and how much time he spent recovering.
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As is common in such studies, players names and teams were represented
only by codes, and the information is believed to have never been seen by
more than a few committee members. There were 887 concussions recorded in
all, forming a log that was consistently described as every head injury
that teams had cared for during those six seasons.
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The database served as the backbone for the committees 13 research papers.
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The New York Times recently obtained the data, however, and was able to
determine the identities of all of the teams and many of the players.
Subsequent analysis confirmed that at least 100 concussions, including
some serious ones to the games top players, were not included in the
leagues studies.
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To identify the teams, The Times examined the dates on which each teams
concussions occurred and whether the game was listed as home or away. That
information was compared with the teams schedules during that time.
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Many teams could fit only one pattern; other information, like whether the
injury took place on natural or artificial grass, was used to determine
and reconfirm the team identifications.
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This process led to the conclusion that no Dallas Cowboys players appear
in the database most significantly quarterback Troy Aikman, whose four
concussions during that period led him to retire early. Other teams have
no listings for years at a time.
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In some cases, contemporary news media articles helped with the
identification of players who had sustained concussions that were
announced by team officials but were apparently not considered significant
enough to later list them on the N.F.L.s official injury reports. Such
players were matched with possible database listings.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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