Gender-based differences in leisure behaviour: Performance, risk-taking and confidence in off-course betting

Leisure Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-78

  Bruce, Alistair C ^a   Johnson, Johnnie E V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0005342877     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02614369600390261     Document Type: Article

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