Attitudes and reactions to media coverage of terrorist acts

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-165

  Keinan, Giora ^a   Sadeh, Avi ^a   Rosen, Sefi ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0037373296     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.10040     Document Type: Article

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