Concordance of physical activity among parents and youth with physical disabilities

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 395-407

  Pan, Chien Yu ^a   Frey, Georgia C ^b   Bar Or, Oded ^c   Longmuir, Patricia ^d  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d PEL Consulting   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Muscular dystrophy; Spina bifida; Traumatic head injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 29344433489     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-005-6622-7     Document Type: Review

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