Risking comfort? The impact of in-water constraints on recreational scuba diving

Annals of Leisure Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-194

  Dimmock, Kay ^a   Wilson, Erica ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adventure; Comfort; Leisure constraints; Recreational scuba diving; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958092336     PISSN: 11745398     EISSN: 21596816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2009.9686817     Document Type: Article

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