The Effect of a Swarm of Local Tornados on Tornado Preparedness: A Quasi-Comparable Cohort Investigation

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1716-1725

  Mulilis, John Paul ^a   Duval, T Shelley ^b   Rogers, Randy ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0346938459     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb01971.x     Document Type: Article

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