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Wood Material Science & Engineering Volume 14, 2019 - Issue 5: Forum Wood Building Nordic, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland, 25-27 September 2019.
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Consumers’ perceptions on the properties of wood affecting their willingness to live in and prejudices against houses made of timber

Katja Lähtinena Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE), Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Charlotta Harjub School of Marketing and Communications, University of Vaasa, Vaasa, FinlandView further author information
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Anne Toppinenc Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland;d Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Helsinki, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0910-1505View further author information
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Pages 325-331 | Received 27 Feb 2019, Accepted 02 May 2019, Published online: 20 May 2019

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