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. 2004 Dec 4;329(7478):1339-41.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1339.

Democratisation of scientific advice

Roland Bal  1 , Wiebe E Bijker, Ruud Hendriks
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Democratisation of scientific advice

Roland Bal et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Dutch experience shows how scientific advisory bodies can cope with the growing political demands for transparency and lay participation without compromising their function

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