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Experience Quality Scale for Fitness Centers (EQSFC): Validity and Reliability Study Cover

Experience Quality Scale for Fitness Centers (EQSFC): Validity and Reliability Study

By: Ali Sevilmiş and  Mehmet Doğan  
Open Access
|Nov 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2024-0006 | Journal eISSN: 1899-4849 | Journal ISSN: 2081-2221
Language: English
Page range: 70 - 83
Submitted on: Jul 8, 2023
Accepted on: Oct 10, 2023
Published on: Nov 23, 2023
Published by: Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
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