Study | Ahmad (2011) [45] | Carroll et al. (2002) [34] | Williams and Sultan (1999) [33] | Farooqi et al. (2000) [36] | Grace et al. (2008) [39] | Jepson et al. (2008) [30] | Keval (2009) [44] | Lawton et al. (2006) [38] | Netto et al. (2007) [35] | Rai and Finch (1997) [40] | Rishbeth (2004) [42] | OPENspace (2006) [43] | Sportscotland (2001) [41] | Sriskantharajah and Kai (2007) [37] |
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