American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 81-88 , July 2010

Policies to Promote the Community Use of Schools: A Review of State Recreational User Statutes

  • John O. Spengler, JD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Tourism, Recreation, and Sport Management, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: John O. Spengler, JD, PhD, Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management, P.O. Box 118208, University of Florida, Gainesville FL 32611
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  • Michael S. Carroll, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Sport Management, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi
    • ,
  • Daniel P. Connaughton, EdD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Tourism, Recreation, and Sport Management, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
    • ,
  • Kelly R. Evenson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.02.019

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 81-88 , July 2010

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