Leisure and community type as indicators of overall quality of life

World Leisure Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 104-115

  Johnson, Amanda ^a   Backman, Kenneth F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Leisure; Quality of life; Rural; Satisfaction; Suburban; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939884992     PISSN: 16078055     EISSN: 23334509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/04419057.2010.9674635     Document Type: Article

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