Deriving lay models of uncertainty about genes' role in illness causation to guide commuication about human genetics

Journal of Communication

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-122

  Parrott, Roxanne ^a   Silk, Kami ^b   Weiner, Judith ^a   Condit, Celeste ^c   Harris, Tina ^c   Bernhardt, Jay ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETICS;

EID: 1642569185     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2004.tb02616.x     Document Type: Article

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