Gender-Based Violence is a Blind Spot for Sports and Exercise Medicine Professionals.

Sports Med

Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.

Published: August 2023

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