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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ejthr-2017-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2182-4924 | Journal ISSN: 2182-4916
Language: English
Page range: 130 - 139
Submitted on: Jun 19, 2017
Accepted on: Dec 10, 2017
Published on: May 14, 2018
Published by: Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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