The Fifth Branch: Science Advisors as Policymakers

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• Publication year

  1991

• Venue

  JAMA

• Publication date

  1991-05-08

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science, Political Science

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  DOI 10.1001/JAMA.1991.03460180121046
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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