Objectivity versus narrative coherence: science, environmental policy, and the U.S. Data Quality Act
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Objectivity versus narrative coherence : science , environmental policy , and the U . S . Data Quality Act
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Science & Policy
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1462-9011
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2004.06.003