Why do European consumers smoke? Responses from the rational addiction model

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 24-29

  Escario, José Julián ^a   Molina, José Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Addiction; European consumers; Model; Smoking

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043158047     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2001.00141.x     Document Type: Article

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