Media use and perceptions of welfare

Journal of Communication

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 750-774

  Sotirovic, Mira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0035562127     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/joc/51.4.750     Document Type: Article

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