Opening the black box: Scientists' views on the role of the news media in the nanotechnology debate

Public Understanding of Science

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 512-530

  Petersen, Alan ^a   Anderson, Alison ^b   Allan, Stuart ^c   Wilkinson, Clare ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70349200815     PISSN: 09636625     EISSN: 13616609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963662507084202     Document Type: Article

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