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Exploring factors affecting Chinese readers’ decisions on purchasing: American shelter titles in China

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Zuo, H. Exploring factors affecting Chinese readers’ decisions on purchasing: American shelter titles in China. Pub Res Q 21, 65–101 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-005-0034-5

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