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Cultural Consonance in Leisure, Leisure Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction, and Self-Rated Health in Urban Taiwan

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Pages 402-423 | Received 03 Feb 2015, Accepted 11 Jan 2016, Published online: 04 May 2016

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