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References used for this fact sheet
- Preventing Running Injuries (337kb, pdf), Smartplay. More information here.
- 'Clinicians prescribing exercise: Is air pollution a hazard?', in The Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 182, no. 12, pp. 606–607. More information here.
- Running the race against injuries: a review of the literature, Monash University Accident Research Centre. More information here.
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