Eurofit Special: European fitness battery score variation among individuals with intellectual disabilities

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-67

  Skowroński, Waldemar ^a   Horvat, Michael ^b   Nocera, Joe ^b   Roswal, Glenn ^c   Croce, Ron ^d  

^a JÓZEF PI SUDSKI UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN WARSAW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 58549086531     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: 15432777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.26.1.54     Document Type: Article

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