Who's not afraid of Proposal B? An analysis of exit-poll data from Michigan's vote on physician-assisted suicide

Politics and the Life Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-48

  Ziegler, Stephen J ^a,b   Jackson, Robert A ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 29144478651     PISSN: 07309384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2990/1471-5457(2004)23[42:WNAOPB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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