A critical interrogation of contemporary discourses of physical (in)activity amongst Canadian Children: Back to the future

Journal of Canadian Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 5-42

  McDermott, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 80051822435     PISSN: 00219495     EISSN: 19110251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jcs.42.2.5     Document Type: Review

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