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Consumer Socialization of Children: A Retrospective Look At Twenty‐Five Years of Research

Data up to Jan 2025

Published1999
Citations1,878
References134

Total Citations Per Year

Abstract

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1977 • 42 citations

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1979 • 39 citations

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1979 • 34 citations

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1978 • 31 citations

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1982 • 27 citations

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1990 • 26 citations

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1979 • 23 citations

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1988 • 6 citations

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Deleted Work

1955 • 0 citations

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