The public need to know: Emergencies, government organizations, and public information policies

Government Information Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-258

  Maxwell, Terrence A ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0042843516     PISSN: 0740624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0740-624X(03)00039-X     Document Type: Article

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