Athletes’ careers in Belgium: A holistic perspective to understand and alleviate challenges occurring throughout the athletic and post-athletic career

Athletes' Careers Across Cultures

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 31-42

  Wylleman, Paul ^a   Reints, Anke ^a   Knop, Paul De ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

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EID: 84919559800     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203545683     Document Type: Chapter

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