How credit card payments increase unhealthy food purchases: Visceral regulation of vices

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 126-139

  Thomas, Manoj ^a   Desai, Kalpesh Kaushik ^b   Seenivasan, Satheeshkumar ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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EID: 79956290584     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657331     Document Type: Article

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