Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 318-322 , May 2010

The impact of socioeconomic position on sport participation among South Australian youth

  • James Dollman

      Affiliations

    • Nutritional Physiology Research Centre, University of South Australia, Australia
    • ,
  • Nicole R. Lewis

      Affiliations

    • School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 3 October 2008 ,Revised 16 April 2009 ,Accepted 30 April 2009.

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PII: S1440-2440(09)00107-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.04.007

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 318-322 , May 2010

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