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Research Papers

Examining constraints to leisure and recreation for residents in remote and isolated communities: an analysis of 14 communities in the Northwest Territories of Canada

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Pages 322-336 | Received 19 Apr 2011, Accepted 08 Nov 2011, Published online: 23 Oct 2012

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