Consumer self-confidence in searching for information

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-55

  Loibl, Cäzilia ^a   Cho, Soo Hyun ^a   Diekmann, Florian ^a   Batte, Marvin T ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 60649097337     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2008.01126.x     Document Type: Article

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