Restrictions of activity in partially sighted football: Experiences of grassroots players

Leisure Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 455-467

  Macbeth, Jessica Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Football; Leisure; Sociology; Sport

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPORT;

EID: 77950751256     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614360903071696     Document Type: Article

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