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Original Research

Cross-cultural exploration of baseline ImPACT Quick Test performance among football athletes in Zambia

Jessica Wallacea Department of Health Science, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA;b Department of Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Philip Schatzc Department of Psychology, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA, USAView further author information
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Davie Mulengad Department of Physiotherapy, University Teaching Hospital, University of Zambia (UTH), Lusaka, ZambiaView further author information
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Mark Lovelle The Lovell HealthCare Group and Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA, USAView further author information
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Gabriel Muyindad Department of Physiotherapy, University Teaching Hospital, University of Zambia (UTH), Lusaka, ZambiaView further author information
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Kachinga Agrippa Sichizyaf Department of Neurosurgery , University Teaching Hospital, University of Zambia (UTH), Lusaka, ZambiaView further author information
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Joseph Mulengag Football Association of Zambia, Lusaka, ZambiaView further author information
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Tracey Covassinh Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USAView further author information
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Pages 165-170 | Received 21 May 2020, Accepted 29 Jun 2020, Published online: 13 Jul 2020

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