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Fifty years of operational research in sport. / Wright, M B.
In: Journal of the Operational Research Society, Vol. 60, 2009, p. 161-168.

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Wright, MB 2009, 'Fifty years of operational research in sport', Journal of the Operational Research Society, vol. 60, pp. 161-168. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2008.170

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Wright, M. B. (2009). Fifty years of operational research in sport. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 60, 161-168. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2008.170

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Wright MB. Fifty years of operational research in sport. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 2009;60:161-168. doi: 10.1057/jors.2008.170

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Wright, M B. / Fifty years of operational research in sport. In: Journal of the Operational Research Society. 2009 ; Vol. 60. pp. 161-168.

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