So how well did they do? The polls in the 1997 Election

International Journal of Market Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 449-461

  Curtice, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3042980530     PISSN: 14707853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147078539703900303     Document Type: Article

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