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How sports science is neglecting female athletes

Imbalance impedes progress in prevention and treatment of injuries among female players.
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  1. Katharine Sanderson

    1. Katharine Sanderson is a freelance journalist based in Cornwall, UK.

Research on the science of sport is heavily skewed towards male athletes, finds a review of hundreds of sports-medicine studies1. The imbalance leaves large gaps in knowledge about female sports and sport-related injuries.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-04460-3

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  1. Paul, R. W. et al. Am. J. Sports Med. https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465221131281 (2022).

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