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  1. College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

    Kevin S. Spink

  2. Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

    Darren Nickel

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Spink, K.S., Nickel, D. (2019). Attribution Theory. In: Gellman, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6439-6_298-3

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    Attribution Theory
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6439-6_298-3

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    Attribution Theory
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