Journal Article10.1080/02640414.2016.1169035
Research methods in physical activity.
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TL;DR: The first edition of this book appeared in 1985, and it seems remarkable that the two authors of that book were the same people as the authors of this paper as discussed by the authors, who published seven editions over a period of 30 years.
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Abstract: Any book that runs to seven editions over a period of 30 years must be doing something right. The first edition of this book appeared in 1985, and it seems remarkable that the two authors of that e...
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