Sample Attrition between Waves 1 and 5 in the European Community Household Panel

European Sociological Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 361-378+ii

  Watson, Dorothy ^a  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

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EID: 0345447460     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/19.4.361     Document Type: Article

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