Mass communication and public understanding of environmental problems: The case of global warming

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 219-237

  Stamm, Keith R ^a,b   Clark, Fiona ^b   Eblacas, Paula Reynolds ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0042139525     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0963-6625/9/3/302     Document Type: Article

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