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Research Papers

SPORTS STARS: a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention for ambulant children with cerebral palsy. Activity and participation outcomes of a randomised controlled trial

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Pages 947-955 | Received 12 Feb 2020, Accepted 12 Jun 2020, Published online: 30 Jun 2020

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