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Wroble*, R.R. (2009). Wrestling. In: Kordi, R., Maffulli, N., Wroble, R.R., Wallace, W.A. (eds) Combat Sports Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-354-5_13

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