Athletes with Disabilities

Handbook of Sport Psychology: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 845-858

  Hanrahan, Stephanie J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Athletes with disabilities; Physical disabilities; Psychiatric disorders; Psychological skills training; Wheelchair athletes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949273452     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118270011.ch38     Document Type: Chapter

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