The price of safety

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 12-25

  Boulding, William ^a   Purohit, Devavrat ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030504279     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209463     Document Type: Article

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