Proxemic effects on information seeking after the September 11 attacks

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-46

  Spence, Patric R ^a   Westerman, David ^a   Skalski, Paul D ^a   Seeger, Matthew ^a   Ulmer, Robert R ^a   Venette, Steve ^a   Sellnow, Timothy L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

9 11; Information Seeking; Proximity; Uncertainty Reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548283402     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0882409052000343507     Document Type: Article

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