Usefulness of a perceived exertion scale for monitoring exercise intensity in adults with intellectual disabilities

Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 230-239

  Stanish, Heidi I ^a   Aucoin, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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