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Women athletes report more concussions.(NEWSWATCH)
Women suffer more concussions in some sports than men do, according to studies.
While football players lead in concussions, women athletes often surpass men in sports-related concussions in recent years. In the 2004-2005 season, female basketball players reported 24% more concussions than their male counterparts. In soccer, women with concussions almost doubled the men.
Why do women outpace the men? Some researchers think men report fewer problems in order to stay in the ...
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