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Review Article

Effect of supervision and athlete age and sex on exercise-based injury prevention programme effectiveness in sport: A meta-analysis of 44 studies

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Pages 705-724 | Received 21 Nov 2022, Accepted 23 May 2023, Published online: 07 Jun 2023

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