Reporting public opinion polls: The media and the 1997 Canadian election

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 284-297

  Andersen, Robert ^a  

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EID: 0034259010     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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