Beliefs about science and news frames in audience evaluations of embryonic and adult stem cell research

Science Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 427-452

  Stewart, Craig O ^a   Dickerson, Daniel L ^a   Hotchkiss, Rose ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; News frames; Stem cells

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749099183     PISSN: 10755470     EISSN: 15528545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1075547008326931     Document Type: Article

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