Health-related fitness of youths with visual impairments

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 349-359

  Lieberman, Lauren J ^a   Byrne, Heidi ^a   Mattern, Craig O ^a   Watt, Celia A ^a   Fernández Vivó, Margarita ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

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EID: 77952932821     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x1010400605     Document Type: Article

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