Spas, wellness and human evolution

Understanding the Global Spa Industry

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 3-25

  Cohen, Marc ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85076081264     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080879161-9     Document Type: Chapter

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