Reporting Hazards: Their Benefits and Costs
Journal of CommunicationPublished 1 September 1987
By Eleanor Singer, Phyllis M. Endreny
Citations142
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By Eleanor Singer, Phyllis Endreny; Reporting Hazards: Their Benefits and Costs, Journal of Communication, Volume 37, Issue 3, 1 September 1987, Pages 10–2
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