Masters sport as a strategy for managing the aging process

The Masters Athlete: Understanding the Role of Sport and Exercise in Optimizing Aging

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 137-155

  Dionigi, Rylee A ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84911016696     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203885512     Document Type: Chapter

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