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Sports Medicine and Biomechanics

The effect of attentional cues on mechanical efficiency and movement smoothness in running gait: An interdisciplinary investigation

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Pages 589-598 | Received 09 Jun 2023, Accepted 02 May 2024, Published online: 14 May 2024

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