Psychometric evaluation of the Greek Physical Self-description Questionniare

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-89

  Tsorbatzoudis, Haralambos ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

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EID: 28044446295     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.101.1.79-89     Document Type: Review

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