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Reach out and touch someone: Analysis of nonverbal comforting responses

Danielle J Dolin Doctoral student in the Dept. of Communication Studies, West Virginia University
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Melanie Booth‐Butterfield Associate Professor in Communication Studies, WVU, Morgantown, WV, 26506
Pages 383-393 | Published online: 21 May 2009

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