Measuring opinions vs. non-opinions - The case of the USA Patriot Act

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Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Best, Samuel J ^a   McDermott, Monika L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Public opinion; Public policy; Survey research

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948845516     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15408884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1540-8884.1150     Document Type: Article

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