The relationships among skill level, age, and golfers' observational learning use

Sport Psychologist

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-58

  Law, Barbi ^a   Hall, Craig ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 64749096839     PISSN: 08884781     EISSN: 15432793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/tsp.23.1.42     Document Type: Article

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