Searching for the organization-public relationship: A valid and reliable instrument

Journalism and Mass Communication Quaterly

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 799-815

  Kim, Yungwook ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

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EID: 0035648723     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107769900107800412     Document Type: Article

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