The perceived benefits and barriers of sport in spinal cord injured individuals: A qualitative study

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 2061-2070

  Stephens, Catherine ^a   Neil, Rich ^a   Smith, Paul ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Paraplegia; Participation; Spinal cord injury; Sport; Tetraplegia; Wheelchair sport

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISABLED PERSON; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPORT; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISABLED PERSONS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPORTS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 84867325400     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.669020     Document Type: Article

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