Green manufacturing practices among wooden furniture manufacturers in Malaysia
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Wood and Wood Products
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0018-3768,1436-736X
DOI: 10.1007/s00107-009-0341-1