Laundry routine and resource consumption in Australia

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 666-674

  Jack, Tullia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Australia; Cleanliness; Consumption; Dirt; Everyday; Inconspicuous consumption; Laundry; Practices; Routine; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885938681     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijcs.12048     Document Type: Article

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