Comparison-shopping services and agent design: An overview

Comparison-Shopping Services and Agent Designs

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-18

  Wan, Yun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON VICTORIA   (United States)

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EID: 84900666487     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-978-6.ch001     Document Type: Chapter

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