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| 1st March, 2007 - 1:30 pm | New York Times - Elliot Pellman, whose qualifications as the longtime chairman of the N.F.L.?s research committee on concussions have been a subject of widespread debate, resigned as chairman of the committee on Monday.
Pellman had no particular background in neurology, which prompted many outside experts to question his leadership of a group devoted to researching brain injuries. The research that the committee published on the effects and care of concussions among N.F.L. players also was debated heavily because it often ran counter to the findings of scientists not affiliated with the league. [READ] |
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