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Inclusion in Sport – Disability and Participation

The fiddle of using the Paralympic Games as a vehicle for expanding [dis]ability sport participation

P. David HoweSchool of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Carla Filomena SilvaSchool of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
Pages 125-136 | Published online: 02 Sep 2016

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