The Sources of Stress Experienced by Professional Australian Footballers

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-13

  Noblet, Andrew J ^a   Gifford, Sandra M ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0036015376     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413200209339007     Document Type: Article

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