Attracting teen surfers to science Web sites

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-248

  Weigold, Michael F ^a   Treise, Debbie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 4043163394     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662504045504     Document Type: Review

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