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Consumers in the knowledge-based economy : what creates and/or constitutes consumer vulnerability in the KBE. / Hogg, Margaret K.; Howells, Geraint; Milman, David.
In: Journal of Consumer Policy, Vol. 30, No. 2, 06.2007, p. 151-158.

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Hogg, MK, Howells, G & Milman, D 2007, 'Consumers in the knowledge-based economy : what creates and/or constitutes consumer vulnerability in the KBE.', Journal of Consumer Policy, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 151-158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10603-007-9030-9

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Hogg, M. K., Howells, G., & Milman, D. (2007). Consumers in the knowledge-based economy : what creates and/or constitutes consumer vulnerability in the KBE. Journal of Consumer Policy, 30(2), 151-158. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10603-007-9030-9

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Hogg MK, Howells G, Milman D. Consumers in the knowledge-based economy : what creates and/or constitutes consumer vulnerability in the KBE. Journal of Consumer Policy. 2007 Jun;30(2):151-158. doi: 10.1007/s10603-007-9030-9

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Hogg, Margaret K. ; Howells, Geraint ; Milman, David. / Consumers in the knowledge-based economy : what creates and/or constitutes consumer vulnerability in the KBE. In: Journal of Consumer Policy. 2007 ; Vol. 30, No. 2. pp. 151-158.

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