Uncertainty, value, communication, and problematic integration

Journal of Communication

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 553-573

  Babrow, Austin S ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035601831     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/joc/51.3.553     Document Type: Article

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