Crisis and risk approaches to emergency management planning and communication: The role of similarity and sensitivity

Journal of Public Relations Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-141

  Heath, Robert L ^a   Lee, Jaesub ^a   Ni, Lan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 73849085788     PISSN: 1062726X     EISSN: 1532754X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627260802557415     Document Type: Article

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