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Interdependent self-construal and number of Twitter followers: consumer responses to alcohol industry corporate social responsibility (CSR) campaign on Twitter

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Pages 1095-1120 | Received 16 Oct 2019, Accepted 18 May 2021, Published online: 04 Jun 2021

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