Hazard and outrage: Developing a psychometric instrument in the aftermath of Katrina

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 109-123

  Lachlan, Kenneth A ^a   Spence, Patric R ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis; Hazard; Hurricane Katrina; Outrage; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847054329     PISSN: 00909882     EISSN: 14795752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00909880601065847     Document Type: Article

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