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Inclusion/exclusion criteria for the selection of papers.
| Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|
| Guidelines must have been published in English | Other language papers were excluded |
| Guidelines must have been published after 2014 | Reviews, editorials, commentaries, and qualitative studies were excluded |
| Guidelines published by either public health or sports medicine institutions | Documents without access to all content were excluded |
