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Public uptake of science: a case for institutional reflexivity. / Wynne, Brian.
In: Public Understanding of Science, Vol. 2, No. 4, 1993, p. 321-337.

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Wynne, B 1993, 'Public uptake of science: a case for institutional reflexivity.', Public Understanding of Science, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 321-337. https://doi.org/10.1088/0963-6625/2/4/003

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Wynne, B. (1993). Public uptake of science: a case for institutional reflexivity. Public Understanding of Science, 2(4), 321-337. https://doi.org/10.1088/0963-6625/2/4/003

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Wynne B. Public uptake of science: a case for institutional reflexivity. Public Understanding of Science. 1993;2(4):321-337. doi: 10.1088/0963-6625/2/4/003

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Wynne, Brian. / Public uptake of science: a case for institutional reflexivity. In: Public Understanding of Science. 1993 ; Vol. 2, No. 4. pp. 321-337.

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