Community organizations and sense of community: Further development in theory and measurement

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 798-813

  Peterson, N Andrew ^a,h   Speer, Paul W ^b   Hughey, Joseph ^c   Armstead, Theresa L ^d   Schneider, John E ^e,f   Sheffer, Megan A ^g  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e Health Economics Consulting Group LLC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

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EID: 48349110139     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: 15206629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.20260     Document Type: Article

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