Fear and misperception of Los Angeles urban space: A spatial-statistical study of communication-shaped mental maps

Communication Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 429-463

  Matei, Sorin ^a   Ball Rokeach, Sandra J ^a   Qiu, Jack Linchuan ^a  

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EID: 0035622810     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009365001028004004     Document Type: Article

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