Sport participation of Hong Kong Chinese children with disabilities in special schools

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 453-471

  Sit, Cindy H P ^a   Lindner, Koenraad J ^a   Sherrill, Claudine ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Texas Woman's University   (Hong Kong)

^c TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HIGH SCHOOL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0036794874     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.19.4.453     Document Type: Article

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