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01-03-2017 | Letter to the Editor

Advancing Leadership in Sport: Time to ‘Actually’ Take the Blinkers Off?

Authors: John P. Mills, Ian D. Boardley

Published in: Sports Medicine | Issue 3/2017

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Dear Editor …

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Title: Advancing Leadership in Sport: Time to ‘Actually’ Take the Blinkers Off?
Authors: John P. Mills
Ian D. Boardley
Publication date: 01-03-2017
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Sports Medicine / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0661-3

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