Changes in Students' Recreation Activities, Satisfaction and Perceived Benefits following the Construction of a New Recreation Facility

Recreational Sports Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 42-59

  Turman, James C ^a   Hendel, Darwin D ^b  

^a Department of Recreational Sports ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 85106506271     PISSN: 15588661     EISSN: 1558867X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/rsj.28.2.42     Document Type: Article

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