Media attention, institutional response, and health behavior change: The case of drunk driving, 1978-1996

Communication Research

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 429-453

  Yanovitzky, Itzhak ^a   Bennett, Courtney ^a  

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EID: 0033464845     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009365099026004004     Document Type: Article

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