Perceptions about Special Olympics from Service Delivery Groups in the United States: A Preliminary Investigation

Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 44-54

  Porretta, David L ^a   Gillespie, Michael ^a   Jansma, Paul ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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