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To the Editor: The Sounding Board article by Dr. Maron (July 1 issue)¹ is an excellent example of the type of flawed thinking that results in "a lengthy and convoluted judicial process." Hank Gathers -- not the team physician, the coach, Gathers's parents, or the university president -- was ultimately responsible for his own decisions. Maron treats Gathers like a commodity, with statements such as "Gathers was permitted to return to basketball." No. Gathers chose to return to basketball, and he was permitted to do so.

I hope that physicians modify their recommendations in the interests of a patient's career. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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