Media use affects perception of environmental hazards

Newspaper Research Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 101-113

  Riffe, Daniel ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84860268650     PISSN: 07395329     EISSN: 23764791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073953290602700308     Document Type: Article

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