Citizen-initiated contacts with government: Comparing phones and websites

Journal of E-Government

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-53

  Reddick, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen initiated contacts; E government; Telephone use; Uses and gratifications; Websites

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748988511     PISSN: 15424049     EISSN: 15424057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J399v02n01_03     Document Type: Article

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