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The making of a petrol station and the "on-the-move consumer": classification devices and the shaping of markets. / Azimont, F; Araujo, L M.
In: Industrial Marketing Management, Vol. 39, No. 6, 2010, p. 1010-1019.

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Azimont F, Araujo LM. The making of a petrol station and the "on-the-move consumer": classification devices and the shaping of markets. Industrial Marketing Management. 2010;39(6):1010-1019. doi: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2010.06.020

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Azimont, F ; Araujo, L M. / The making of a petrol station and the "on-the-move consumer": classification devices and the shaping of markets. In: Industrial Marketing Management. 2010 ; Vol. 39, No. 6. pp. 1010-1019.

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