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Research Papers

The effects of wheelchair mobility skills and exercise training on physical activity, fitness, skills and confidence in youth using a manual wheelchair

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Pages 4398-4407 | Received 15 Jul 2020, Accepted 19 Mar 2021, Published online: 19 Apr 2021

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