Children's rights and sports: Young athletes and competitive sports: Exploit and exploitation

International Journal of Children's Rights

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-81

  David, Paulo ^a,b  

^a Institut International des Droits de l'Enfant in Sion   (Switzerland)

^b UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights ^*  (Switzerland)

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EID: 35948994719     PISSN: 09275568     EISSN: 15718182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15718189920494264     Document Type: Article

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