19 Science Controversies The Dynamics of Public Disputes in the United States

@inproceedings{Nelkin199519SC,
  title={19 Science Controversies The Dynamics of Public Disputes in the United States},
  author={Dorothy Nelkin},
  year={1995}
}
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