Gene Week: A novel way of consulting the public

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 67-79

  Levitt, Mairi ^a   Weiner, Kate ^b   Goodacre, John ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 11844288960     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662505047824     Document Type: Article

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