Effects of Anxiety, Disaster Education, and Resources on Disaster Preparedness Behavior

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1069-1087

  Mishra, Sasmita ^a   Suar, Damodar ^b  

^a KIIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

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EID: 84861010225     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00853.x     Document Type: Article

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