The effect of socioeconomic factors on voter turnout in Finland: A register-based study of 2.9 million voters

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 645-669

  Martikainen, Pekka ^a   Martikainen, Tuomo ^a   Wass, Hanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 23744456623     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2005.00242.x     Document Type: Article

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