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Empirical Studies

Is leisure beneficial for older Korean immigrants? An interpretative phenomenological analysis

, PhD, CTRS, , PhD & , PhD
Article: 33103 | Accepted 26 Oct 2016, Published online: 30 Nov 2016

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