‘I dare to be myself.’ The value of peer communities in adapted physical activity interventions for young people and adults with cerebral palsy

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‘I dare to be myself.’ The value of peer communities in adapted physical activity interventions for young people and adults with cerebral palsy. / Andersen, Mie Maar; Winther, Helle.

In: Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2023, p. 1-14.

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Harvard

Andersen, MM & Winther, H 2023, '‘I dare to be myself.’ The value of peer communities in adapted physical activity interventions for young people and adults with cerebral palsy', Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.806

APA

Andersen, M. M., & Winther, H. (2023). ‘I dare to be myself.’ The value of peer communities in adapted physical activity interventions for young people and adults with cerebral palsy. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 25(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.806

Vancouver

Andersen MM, Winther H. ‘I dare to be myself.’ The value of peer communities in adapted physical activity interventions for young people and adults with cerebral palsy. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. 2023;25(1):1-14. https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.806

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Andersen, Mie Maar ; Winther, Helle. / ‘I dare to be myself.’ The value of peer communities in adapted physical activity interventions for young people and adults with cerebral palsy. In: Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research. 2023 ; Vol. 25, No. 1. pp. 1-14.

Bibtex

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