The operational efficiency of English public sport facilities

Managing Leisure

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 251-272

  Liu, Yi De ^a   Taylor, Peter ^a   Shibli, Simon ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85009580654     PISSN: 13606719     EISSN: 1466450X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13606710701546827     Document Type: Article

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