Knowledge: A variable in evaluating clothing quality

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 72-76

  Hines, Jean D ^a   Swinker, Mary E ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clothing quality; Consumer behaviour; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649430262     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2001.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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