The relationship between warranty and product reliability

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 421-443

  Agrawal, Jagdish ^a   Richardson, Paul S ^b   Grimm, Pamela E ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030500647     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.1996.tb00065.x     Document Type: Article

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