TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Football increases the risk for Lou Gehrig's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
JO  - Perceptual and motor skills
A1  - Abel, Ernest L.
SP  - 1251
EP  - 1254
VL  - 104
IS  - 3
N2  - A recent report of a six-fold increase in prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurodegenerative disease, in soccer players prompted a similar investigation in National Football League players in the United States. Using the internet, a retrospective analysis indicated 8 of the 3,891 players who played or debuted after 1960 had ALS, a prevalence of 206 per 100,000, a 40-fold higher prevalence rate than the rate of 5 per 100,000 in the general U.S. population (p<.001, binomial theorem). While no etiology for ALS has been established, the very high rate associated with professional football warrants further examination.      Keywords: American football;  <p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-5125
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pms.104.4.1251-1254
ID  - ref1
ER  -