Relationship of optimum stimulation level to fashion behavior

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 249-256

  Kwon, Yoon Hee ^a   Workman, Jane E ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fashion behavior; Optimum stimulation level

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004881352     PISSN: 0887302X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X9601400404     Document Type: Article

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