Introduction: Bringing communication science to technical communication - advancing the profession

IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 157-167

  Grove, L K ^a   Zimmerman, D E ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RESEARCH; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TECHNICAL WRITING;

COMMUNICATION SCIENCE; SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH; TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION RESEARCH;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 0031236761     PISSN: 03611434     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1109/TPC.1997.649552     Document Type: Article

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