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Research note

Do Organizational Interests Interfere with Public Communication of Science? An Explorative Study of Public Relations of Scientific Organizations in Taiwan

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Pages 557-574 | Received 04 Jul 2018, Accepted 08 Nov 2018, Published online: 01 Oct 2020

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