Writing an Introduction to the Introduction

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-329

  Hartley, James ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 67651018233     PISSN: 00472816     EISSN: 15413780     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/TW.39.3.g     Document Type: Article

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