The role of individual motivations in information source use and knowledge concerning divergent topics

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 291-301

  Pinkleton, Bruce E ^a   Reagan, Joey ^a   Aaronson, Dustin ^a   Chen, Chien fei ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040882271     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824099709388672     Document Type: Article

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