Sources of strain among elite UK track athletes

Sport Psychologist

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-163

  McKay, Jane ^a   Niven, Ailsa G ^b   Lavallee, David ^c   White, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 53349151817     PISSN: 08884781     EISSN: 15432793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.22.2.143     Document Type: Article

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