On Trusting Wikipedia

Episteme

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-90

  Magnus, P D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 85010705023     PISSN: 17423600     EISSN: 17500117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3366/E1742360008000555     Document Type: Article

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