Legislative cosponsorship networks in the US House and Senate

Social Networks

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 454-465

  Fowler, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33746211706     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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