Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 22-26 , January 2011

Measuring children's self-reported sport participation, risk perception and injury history: Development and validation of a survey instrument

Received 26 November 2009 ,Revised 16 March 2010 ,Accepted 5 April 2010.

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PII: S1440-2440(10)00122-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2010.04.006

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 14, Issue 1 , Pages 22-26 , January 2011

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