Consumer risk perception and addictive consumption behavior

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 767-780

  Chen, Hsiu Li ^a  

^a MING CHUAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Addictive consumption; Cigarette smoking; Managerial implications; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349274457     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2009.37.6.767     Document Type: Article

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