'I could do with a pair of wings': Perspectives on physical activity, bodies and health from young Australian children

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-209

  Macdonald, Doune ^a   Rodger, Sylvia ^a   Abbott, Rebecca ^a   Ziviani, Jenny ^a   Jones, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 22144473751     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573320500111762     Document Type: Article

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