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Understanding the importance of sport infrastructure for participation in different sports – findings from multi-level modeling

Kirstin Hallmann Institute of Sport Economics and Sport Management, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, Köln, 50933, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pamela Wicker Department of Tourism, Leisure, Hotel and Sport Management, Griffith University, Glyn Davis Building (N72), 0.16, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan, Brisbane, QLD, 4111, Australia
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Christoph Breuer Institute of Sport Economics and Sport Management, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, Köln, 50933, Germany
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Lauren Schönherr Institute of Sport Economics and Sport Management, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, Köln, 50933, Germany
Pages 525-544 | Received 04 Mar 2011, Accepted 30 Mar 2012, Published online: 23 May 2012

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