Nature-nurture and sport performance

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-88

  Button, Chris ^a   Abbott, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 34147182349     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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