Bridging Inductive and Deductive Reasoning: A Proposal to Enhance the Evaluation and Development of Models in Sports and Exercise Science

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  2025

• Venue

  Sports Medicine

• Publication date

  2025-08-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Education

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  DOI 10.1007/s40279-025-02289-0PMID 40751102
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