The Quality of Rural and Metropolitan Life

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 69-74

  Best, Christopher J ^a   Cummins, Robert A ^b   Lo, Sing Kai ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034410958     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049530008255370     Document Type: Article

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