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Authors’ Reply to Li et al.: “Alternative Statistical Analysis Shows Exercise Training-Induced Improvements in Peak VO2 are Clinically Significant”

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Belinda J. Parmenter, Gudrun Dieberg, and Neil A. Smart have no potential conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this letter.

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  1. Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Belinda J. Parmenter

  2. School of Science and Technology, University of New England, University Drive, Armidale, NSW, 2350, Australia

    Gudrun Dieberg & Neil A. Smart

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Parmenter, B.J., Dieberg, G. & Smart, N.A. Authors’ Reply to Li et al.: “Alternative Statistical Analysis Shows Exercise Training-Induced Improvements in Peak VO2 are Clinically Significant”. Sports Med 45, 767–768 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-015-0316-9

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