Factors that are most influential in children's continued and discontinued participation in organised sport: The role of injury and injury risk perceptions

Sport Participation: Health Benefits, Injuries and Psychological Effects

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 47-84

  Siesmaa, Emma J ^a   Blitvich, Jennifer D ^a   Telford, Amanda ^a   Finch, Caroline F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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