Interpersonal relationships and personal space: Research review and theoretical model
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1971 • 56 citations
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1972 • 32 citations
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1970 • 27 citations
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1973 • 26 citations
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1972 • 26 citations
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1971 • 25 citations
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1972 • 25 citations
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1971 • 25 citations
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1970 • 24 citations
Nonverbal expression as a function of crowding during a simulated police-citizen encounter.
1975 • 23 citations
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1967 • 22 citations
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1973 • 11 citations
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1967 • 10 citations
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