Development of a standard e-mail methodology: Results of an experiment

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 378-397

  Schaefer, David R ^a   Dillman, Don A ^a  

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EID: 0032282676     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/297851     Document Type: Article

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