The influence of gender on the new-age elderly's consumption orientation

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1073-1089

  Sherman, Elaine ^a   Schiffman, Leon G ^b   Mathur, Anil ^a  

^a HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039782118     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.1044     Document Type: Article

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