Protection of children in competitive sport: Some critical questions for London 2012

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-69

  Weber, Romana ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Child protection; Education; Elite sport; Exploitation; Health

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449159826     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1012690208101485     Document Type: Article

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