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Cultural cognition of the risks and benefits of nanotechnology

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ID23342425
AuthorsDan M Kahan (0000-0002-2737-2512, Yale University, corresponding author), Donald Braman (0009-0000-9631-7501, George Washington University), Paul Slovic (0000-0002-7473-6403, University of Oregon), John Gastil (0000-0002-0337-1064, Pennsylvania State University), Geoffrey L Cohen (University of Colorado Boulder), Geoffrey Cohen
Year2009
Volume4
Issue2
Pages87-90
Publication date2009-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNature Nanotechnology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1748-3387 • E-ISSN: 1748-3395
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1038/nnano.2008.341
PMID19197308
OpenAlexW2143254257
LanguageEN
Citations received168
References cited25

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