An empirical examination of public attitudes towards advertising in a transitional economy

International Journal of Advertising

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-276

  Petrovici, Dan ^a   Paliwoda, Stanley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38949107927     PISSN: 02650487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2007.11073009     Document Type: Article

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