Science related information in European television: A study of prime-time news

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 443-460

  Len, Bienvenido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

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EID: 52249091996     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09636625056073089     Document Type: Article

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