Journalism and media during disasters

Mental Health and Disasters

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 291-301

  Newman, Elana ^a   Nelson, Summer ^a   Shapiro, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84927070499     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511730030.017     Document Type: Chapter

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