Science communication: A contemporary definition

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-202

  Burns, Terry W ^a   O'Connor, D John ^a   Stocklmayer, Susan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0042819911     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09636625030122004     Document Type: Review

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