Researching vulnerability: What about the researcher?

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 41, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 734-739

  Downey, Hilary ^a   Hamilton, Kathy ^b   Catterall, Miriam ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Ethics; Interviews

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547189135     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090560710752375     Document Type: Review

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