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Why are female footballers getting concussed more often than their male counterparts? A scoping review protocol

Rebecca Jane BlythSchool of Physiotherapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 87-93 | Received 14 Aug 2020, Accepted 31 Aug 2020, Published online: 16 Sep 2020

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