It's okay to be a quad: wheelchair rugby players' sense of community

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 102-117

  Goodwin, Donna ^a,b   Johnston, Keith ^a,b   Gustafson, Paul ^b   Elliott, Melanie ^b   Thurmeier, Robin ^b   Kuttai, Heather ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; PARALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PARALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY; WHEELCHAIRS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649513163     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: 15432777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.26.2.102     Document Type: Article

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