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A Comparison Between the Psychological Profiles of Wheelchair Athletes, Wheelchair Nonathletes, and Able-Bodied Athletes

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Wheelchair athletics, designed for individuals who have a severe, permanent disability of the lower extremities, is a relatively new phenomenon that has grown rapidly during the past three decades. Despite a modest beginning in England in 1944, thousands of wheelchair athletes currently participate internationally in competitive sports.

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  1. D. P. Jacobs
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  2. G. M. Roswal
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  3. M. A. Horuat
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  1. Institut für Sportwissenschaft, Freie Universität Berlin, Rheinbabenallee 14, D-1000, Berlin 33, Germany

    Gudrun Doll-Tepper , Christoph Dahms  & Harald von Selzam M.A. ,  & 

  2. Orthopädische Klinik und Poliklinik im Oskar-Helene-Heim, Clayallee 229, D-1000, Berlin 33, Germany

    Bernd Doll

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Jacobs, D.P., Roswal, G.M., Horuat, M.A., Gorman, D.R. (1990). A Comparison Between the Psychological Profiles of Wheelchair Athletes, Wheelchair Nonathletes, and Able-Bodied Athletes. In: Doll-Tepper, G., Dahms, C., Doll, B., von Selzam, H. (eds) Adapted Physical Activity. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74873-8_11

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