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Leisure Sciences
An Interdisciplinary Journal
Volume 11, 1989 - Issue 3
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Recreation and the retention decisions of armed forces personnel

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Pages 201-216 | Received 16 Dec 1988, Accepted 01 May 1988, Published online: 13 Jul 2009

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