Bridging the culture chasm: Ensuring that consumers are healthy, wealthy, and wise

Journal of Public Policy and Marketing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-66

  Briley, Donnel A ^a,b   Aaker, Jennifer L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745310564     PISSN: 07439156     EISSN: 15477207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jppm.25.1.53     Document Type: Review

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