Journalistic practice and coverage of the behavioral and social sciences

Handbook on Communicating and Disseminating Behavioral Science

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 57-72

  Dunwoody, Sharon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b AAAS   (United States)

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EID: 79957601109     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781412976930.n4     Document Type: Chapter

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