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Health and fitness indicators of individuals with intellectual disabilities in China: Performance differences among disability levels

Lei ZhangSchool of Physical Education and Sport Training, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, P.R. People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xihe ZhuDepartment of Human Movement Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5048-3464View further author information
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Justin A. HaegeleDepartment of Human Movement Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8580-4782View further author information
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Dandan WangSchool of Physical Education and Sport Training, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, P.R. People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xueping WuSchool of Physical Education and Sport Training, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, P.R. People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 155-158 | Published online: 24 Jul 2019

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