Reducing measurement overload: Rationalizing performance measures for public aquatic centres in Australia

Managing Leisure

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 128-142

  Howat, Gary ^a   Murray, Duncan ^a   Crilley, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 85009576981     PISSN: 13606719     EISSN: 1466450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13606710500146449     Document Type: Article

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