Issue attributes and agenda-setting by media, the public, and policymakers in Canada

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 264-285

  Soroka, Stuart N ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036374609     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/14.3.264     Document Type: Article

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