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SPORTDiscus with Full text is the definitive database for sports and sports medicine research. Providing the full-text of hundreds of sports medicine journals, it is an essential tool for health professionals and researchers studying fitness, health and sports.

Subjects Covered:
Athletic training, Coaching and education, Consumer health, Exercise science and fitness, Health education, Kinesiology, Nutrition, Occupational health and safety, Orthopedics, Physical education, Physical therapy, Sociology of sports, , Sport psychology, Sports injuries and rehabilitation, Sports management, Sports sciences

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