Credit card usage behavior between Anglos and Hispanics

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 429-447

  Medina, José F ^a   Chau, Chak Tong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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EID: 0032194977     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/07399863980204002     Document Type: Article

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