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. 2015 Mar 24;112(12):3585-6.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1500882112.

Opinion: Lay summaries needed to enhance science communication

Lauren M Kuehne  1 , Julian D Olden  2
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Opinion: Lay summaries needed to enhance science communication

Lauren M Kuehne et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Fig. 1.
A conceptual map depicts the pathways available for communicating research results between scientists and end users via different mechanisms (depicted by black dotted lines). Lay summaries of published articles would serve to enhance potential communication pathways (depicted by red solid lines) between scientists and the lay public, increase decision makers' access to information, and improve interdisciplinary communication.
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