Speaking with one voice: Risk communication lessons from the US anthrax attacks

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 160-169

  Clarke, Lee ^a   Chess, Caron ^a   Holmes, Rachel ^a   O'neill, Karen M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; TERRORISM;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747195572     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: 14685973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5973.2006.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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