Who or What Are Graduate(d) Student-Athletes?: Defining a Misunderstood Sub-population

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  • Siduri Haslerig University of Oklahoma

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https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2376-5267.2017.1.2.110-122

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2017-09-29

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Haslerig, S. (2017). Who or What Are Graduate(d) Student-Athletes?: Defining a Misunderstood Sub-population. Journal of Higher Education Athletics & Innovation, 1(2), 110–122. https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2376-5267.2017.1.2.110-122

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