Social psychologists' expertise in the public interest: Civilian morale research during world war II

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-77

  Johnson, Blair T ^a   Nichols, Diana R ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0006648197     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-4537.00055     Document Type: Article

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