The status of online public relations research: An analysis of published articles in 1992-2009

Journal of Public Relations Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 409-434

  Ye, Lan ^a   Ki, Eyun Jung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 84874251497     PISSN: 1062726X     EISSN: 1532754X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1062726X.2012.723277     Document Type: Review

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