Meanings of self-attributed ignorance: An introduction to the Symposium

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Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 5-13

  Bauer, Martin ^a   Joffe, Hélène ^a  

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EID: 84993767778     PISSN: 05390184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/053901896035001001     Document Type: Article

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