The effects of canvassing, telephone calls, and direct mail on voter turnout: A field experiment

American Political Science Review

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 653-663

  Gerber, Alan S ^a   Green, Donald P ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040953210     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2585837     Document Type: Article

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