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Batjer: Children Playing Contact Sports is Parental Decision

An op-ed argues that with so many headlines about concussion damage among professional athletes, many parents agonize over whether to let their children play contact sports.

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With so many headlines about concussion damage among professional athletes, many parents agonize over whether to let their children play contact sports. Some experts say there is no one-size-fits-all answer, writes Hunt Batjer, chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. (The Dallas Morning News)

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