Feng Shui Principles in Residential Housing Selection

Psychology and Marketing

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 502-518

  Wu, Wann Yih ^a   Yau, Oliver H M ^b   Lu, Hsiao Yun ^c  

^a CHINESE CULTURE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 84862733193     PISSN: 07426046     EISSN: 15206793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mar.20538     Document Type: Article

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