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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus Statement on Periodic Health Evaluation of Elite Athletes, March 2009

CLINICAL JOURNAL OF SPORT MEDICINE (2009)

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CLINICAL JOURNAL OF SPORT MEDICINE

Volume 19, Issue 5, Pages 347-360

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LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181b7332c

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