Developing a Psychometric Scale for Measuring Sense of Place and Health: An Application of Facet Design

Sense of Place, Health and Quality of Life

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 73-85

  Williams, Allison ^a   Heidebrecht, Christine ^a   DeMiglio, Lily ^a   Eyles, John ^a   Streiner, David ^a   Newbold, Bruce ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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