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Gender and economic orientation as correlates of attitudes towards environmental abuse: A study of a group of Nigerian undergraduates

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|Mar 2018

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Language: English
Page range: 17 - 24
Submitted on: Dec 22, 2017
Accepted on: Mar 9, 2018
Published on: Mar 23, 2018
Published by: University of Silesia in Katowice, Institute of Mathematics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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