Newspaper Coverage of Global Warming and Climate Change (GWCC) as a Public Health Issue

Applied Environmental Education and Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-28

  Weathers, Melinda R ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84880065093     PISSN: 1533015X     EISSN: 15330389     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1533015X.2013.795829     Document Type: Article

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