Exploring the boundaries of crisis communication: The case of the 1997 red river valley flood

Communication Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 153-167

  Sellnow, Timothy L ^a   Seeger, Matthew ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0011018171     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970109388549     Document Type: Article

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