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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2021-0012 | Journal eISSN: 1899-4849 | Journal ISSN: 2081-2221
Language: English
Page range: 39 - 49
Submitted on: Dec 19, 2020
Accepted on: Mar 22, 2021
Published on: Apr 30, 2021
Published by: Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
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