Measuring the sources and content of relational uncertainty

Communication Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-278

  Knobloch, Leanne K ^a   Solomon, Denise Haunani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0037713503     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510979909388499     Document Type: Article

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