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Comment on: “Gender-Based Violence is a Blind Spot for Sports and Exercise Medicine Professionals”

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  1. School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia

    James L. Nuzzo

  2. School of Justice, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK

    Deborah Powney

  3. Centre for Male Psychology, London, UK

    John Barry

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Nuzzo, J.L., Powney, D. & Barry, J. Comment on: “Gender-Based Violence is a Blind Spot for Sports and Exercise Medicine Professionals”. Sports Med 53, 1495–1497 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01865-6

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