Geographic region effects on adolescent physical self: An exploratory studyFootnote

We would like to thank the Specialized Union Center for the Management of State Health Insurance Establishments (south‐West Region) and the Collective Authority for Action‐Research on Rehabilitation and Integration through Sport, both of which supported this study, and Cathy Boissin, Guy Boussion, Françoise Jullien, Jean‐Michel Meyre, and Sylvie Massucco for their invaluable assistance in data collection.

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