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Interview with Dr. Steven DeKosky on youth football, head injuries, and a recent American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement. (12:53)Download Despite finding that eliminating tackling from youth football would probably reduce the incidence of concussions and other severe injuries, the American Academy of Pediatrics has merely proposed enhancing adult supervision of the sport.
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