Editorial Open Access
Volume 1 | Issue 1 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.46439/sports.1.001
The evolution of sports and exercise medicine: embracing innovation and integration
Stavros Stathopoulos1,*
- 1University of Rome, Greece
Corresponding Author
Stavros Stathopoulos, stavros.stathopoulos@yahoo.gr
Received Date: June 12, 2024
Accepted Date: August 13, 2024
Stathopoulos S. The evolution of sports and exercise medicine: embracing innovation and integration. Arch Sport Exerc Med. 2024;1(1):1-2.
Copyright: © 2024 Stathopoulos S. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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