Rental experience and likelihood to purchase rental car insurance among young adults

Young Consumers

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-225

  Dean, Dwane H ^a  

^a FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Insurance; Perception; Risk assessment; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993026040     PISSN: 17473616     EISSN: 17587212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17473611011074287     Document Type: Article

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