A developmental comparison of the out-of-school recreation and leisure activity participation of boys and girls with and without physical disabilities

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-107

  King, Gillian ^a   Law, Mary ^b   Hurley, Patricia ^b   Petrenchik, Theresa ^b   Schwellnus, Heidi ^b  

^a Ministry of Children and Youth Services Child and Parent Resource Institute   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity; Children; Disability; Leisure; Participation; Recreation

Indexed keywords

EID: 76649093311     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120903537988     Document Type: Article

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