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Clinical Features - Review

Systematic review of injuries in mixed martial arts

Roger E. ThomasDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Bennett C. ThomasIndependent Researcher, Calgary, AB, CanadaView further author information
Pages 155-167 | Received 27 Nov 2017, Accepted 17 Jan 2018, Published online: 25 Jan 2018

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