Terse Messaging and Public Health in the Midst of Natural Disasters: The Case of the Boulder Floods

Health Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 135-143

  Sutton, Jeannette ^a   League, Cedar ^b   Sellnow, Timothy L ^a   Sellnow, Deanna D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLORADO; DISASTER; FLOODING; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA;

COLORADO; DISASTERS; FLOODS; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL MEDIA;

EID: 84914117704     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2014.974124     Document Type: Article

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