Changing laundry habits in Norway

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 228-237

  Laitala, Kirsi ^a,b   Klepp, Ingun G ^a   Boks, Casper ^b  

^a Statens institutt for forbruksforskning   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clothing care; Consumer behaviour; Design for sustainable behaviour; Laundry; Textile maintenance; Washing habits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867342696     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2011.01081.x     Document Type: Article

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