Journalists, cognition, and the presentation of an epidemiologic study

Science Communication

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 238-265

  Trumbo, Craig W ^b   Dunwoody, Sharon ^a   Griffin, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin ^*

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EID: 0032018247     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547098019003005     Document Type: Article

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