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QUALITATIVE RESEARCH–CASE STUDIES

Finding Milton Wright

How Public Relations Disaster Campaigns Impact the Elderly

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Pages 143-159 | Received 31 Mar 2004, Accepted 12 Sep 2005, Published online: 22 Sep 2008

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