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Impact of Education, Age, Newspapers, and Television on Environmental Knowledge, Concerns, and Behaviors

Ronald E. OstmanDepartment of Communication, New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University
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Jill L. Parker
Pages 3-9 | Published online: 02 May 2014

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