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Research article

Mapping the provision and evaluation practices of local community health and wellbeing programmes delivered by professional sports clubs in England: a practice-based targeted review

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Pages 39-58 | Received 17 Jan 2023, Accepted 26 Sep 2023, Published online: 24 Oct 2023

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