By choice or by chance: How the internet is used to prepare for, manage, and share information about emergencies

First Monday

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2002, Pages

  Putnam, Laurie ^a  

^a AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

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EID: 40749110920     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v7i11.1007     Document Type: Article

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