Perils of Race-Based Norms in Cognitive Testing: The Case of Former NFL Players

JAMA Neurol. 2021 Apr 1;78(4):377-378. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.4763.

Authors

Katherine L Possin^{1

2}, Elena Tsoy¹, Charles C Windon¹

Affiliations

¹ Memory and Aging Center, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco.
² Global Brain Health Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco and Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain Concussion / diagnosis*
Brain Concussion / ethnology
Brain Concussion / psychology*
Football / injuries
Football / psychology*
Humans
Male
Mental Status and Dementia Tests / standards*
Race Factors / methods
Race Factors / standards*
Regression Analysis
Social Determinants of Health / standards*

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