Museum fatigue: A critical review

Visitor Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-111

  Bitgood, Stephen ^a  

^a JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77649135573     PISSN: 10645578     EISSN: 19347715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10645570903203406     Document Type: Review

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