The archival anatomy of a disaster: Media coverage and community-wide health effects of the Texas A&M bonfire tragedy

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 580-603

  Gortner, Eva Maria ^a   Pennebaker, James W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0242425765     PISSN: 07367236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/jscp.22.5.580.22923     Document Type: Review

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