Do the media have a direct impact on the vote? The case of the 1997 Canadian election

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-43

  Dobrzynska, Agnieszka ^a   Blais, André ^a   Nadeau, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0037217103     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/15.1.27     Document Type: Review

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