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Sea, sun, sex and the discontents of pleasure. / Diken, Bulent; Laustsen, Carsten Bagge.
In: Tourist Studies, Vol. 4, No. 2, 08.2004, p. 99-114.

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Diken, B & Laustsen, CB 2004, 'Sea, sun, sex and the discontents of pleasure.', Tourist Studies, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 99-114. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468797604054376

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Diken B, Laustsen CB. Sea, sun, sex and the discontents of pleasure. Tourist Studies. 2004 Aug;4(2):99-114. doi: 10.1177/1468797604054376

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Diken, Bulent ; Laustsen, Carsten Bagge. / Sea, sun, sex and the discontents of pleasure. In: Tourist Studies. 2004 ; Vol. 4, No. 2. pp. 99-114.

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