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Starting a Conversation about Vulnerability in Elite Sport

Karin Hägglunda The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Christopher R. D. Wagstaffb University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5513-6015View further author information
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Göran Kenttäa The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden;c University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9921-6586View further author information
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Richard Thelwellb University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5082-8469View further author information
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Pages 19-29 | Published online: 24 May 2023

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