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Citizen Satisfaction with Public Meetings Used for Risk Communication

Katherine A. McComas
Pages 164-184 | Published online: 10 Jan 2011

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Karen Tracy. (2007) The Discourse of Crisis in Public Meetings: Case Study of a School District's Multimillion Dollar Error. Journal of Applied Communication Research 35:4, pages 418-441.
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Kirsten M. Leong, Katherine A. McComas & Daniel J. Decker. (2007) Commentary: Matching the Forum to the Fuss: Using Coorientation Contexts to Address the Paradox of Public Participation in Natural Resource Management. Environmental Practice 9:3, pages 195-205.
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KatherineA. McComas, CraigW. Trumbo & JohnC. Besley. (2007) Public Meetings About Suspected Cancer Clusters: The Impact of Voice, Interactional Justice, and Risk Perception on Attendees' Attitudes in Six Communities. Journal of Health Communication 12:6, pages 527-549.
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