The physical activity experiences of men with serious mental illness: Three short stories

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-210

  Carless, David ^a   Sparkes, Andrew C ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creative non fiction; Exercise; Mental health; Schizophrenia; Sport; Stories

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049024044     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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