Risk sensitivity and terrorism

Political Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 341-361

  Kuznar, Lawrence A ^a,b   Lutz, James M ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

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EID: 34249106080     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: 14679248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2007.00666.x     Document Type: Article

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