Crowding as a descriptive indicator and an evaluative standard: Results from 30 years of research

Leisure Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-126

  Vaske, Jerry J ^a   Shelby, Lori B ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Crowding; Crowding measurement; Evaluative standards

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; RESEARCH WORK; SCALE EFFECT; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40749116811     PISSN: 01490400     EISSN: 15210588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490400701881341     Document Type: Article

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