The efficacy of inoculation in televised political debates

Journal of Communication

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 421-436

  An, Chasu ^a   Pfau, Michael ^b  

^a Kyungnam University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

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EID: 4444275223     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/joc/54.3.421     Document Type: Article

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