Sporting autobiographies of illness and the role of metaphor

Sport in Society

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 581-597

  Stewart, Carly ^a   Smith, Brett ^b   Sparkes, Andrew C ^c  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79960736219     PISSN: 17430437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2011.574358     Document Type: Article

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