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Leisure Sciences
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Volume 38, 2016 - Issue 4
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Original Articles

Perceptions of Power Within a Membership-based Seniors' Community Center

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Pages 357-372 | Received 25 Sep 2014, Accepted 15 Sep 2015, Published online: 06 Apr 2016

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