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Health professionals' perspectives in exercise referral: implications for the referral process

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Pages 1411-1422 | Published online: 20 Feb 2007

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Liam Humphreys, Helen Crank, Joanne Dixey & Diana M. Greenfield. (2022) An integrated model of exercise support for people affected by cancer: consensus through scoping. Disability and Rehabilitation 44:7, pages 1113-1122.
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