The sport experience of athletes with intellectual disabilities: A national survey of special olympics athletes and their families

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-85

  Harada, Coreen M ^a   Siperstein, Gary N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

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EID: 58549100060     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: 15432777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.26.1.68     Document Type: Article

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