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Original Article

A community-based exercise program to increase participation in physical activities among youth with disability: a feasibility study

Nora ShieldsSchool of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; ;Department of Allied Health, Northern Health, Epping, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Roos van den BosVU Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Kirsty Buhlert-SmithSchool of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; View further author information
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Luke PrendergastDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; View further author information
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Nicholas TaylorSchool of Allied Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; ;Allied Health Clinical Research Office, Eastern Health, Melbourne, AustraliaView further author information
Pages 1152-1159 | Received 09 Aug 2017, Accepted 22 Dec 2017, Published online: 17 Jan 2018

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