Connecting the congress: A study of cosponsorship networks

Political Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 456-487

  Fowler, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33748766601     PISSN: 10471987     EISSN: 14764989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pan/mpl002     Document Type: Article

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