Telling stories about global climate change: Measuring the impact of narratives on issue cycles

Communication Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 30-57

  McComas, Katherine ^a   Shanahan, James ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0033482259     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/009365099026001003     Document Type: Article

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