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Consumption narratives of extended possessions and the extended self. / Wong, Phoebe; Hogg, Margaret; Vanharanta, Markus.
In: Journal of Marketing Management, Vol. 28, No. 7-8, 2012, p. 936-954.

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Wong, P, Hogg, M & Vanharanta, M 2012, 'Consumption narratives of extended possessions and the extended self', Journal of Marketing Management, vol. 28, no. 7-8, pp. 936-954. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2012.698632

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Wong, P., Hogg, M., & Vanharanta, M. (2012). Consumption narratives of extended possessions and the extended self. Journal of Marketing Management, 28(7-8), 936-954. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2012.698632

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Wong P, Hogg M, Vanharanta M. Consumption narratives of extended possessions and the extended self. Journal of Marketing Management. 2012;28(7-8):936-954. doi: 10.1080/0267257X.2012.698632

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Wong, Phoebe ; Hogg, Margaret ; Vanharanta, Markus. / Consumption narratives of extended possessions and the extended self. In: Journal of Marketing Management. 2012 ; Vol. 28, No. 7-8. pp. 936-954.

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