Sense of community in community organizations: Structure and evidence of validity

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-113

  Hughey, Joseph ^a   Speer, Paul W ^b   Peterson, N Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b University of Missouri Kansas City ^*

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EID: 0033477486     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6629(199901)27:1<97::AID-JCOP7>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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