Engaging the consumer: The science and art of the value creation process

Journal of Consumer Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 100-114

  Higgins, E Tory ^a   Scholer, Abigail A ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 65349138202     PISSN: 10577408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcps.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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