Conservative shift among high-exposure survivors of the september 11th terrorist attacks

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 311-323

  Bonanno, George A ^a   Jost, John T ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34248393566     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2804_4     Document Type: Article

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