Media, public opinion and health care in Canada: How the media affect "the way things are"

Canadian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 355-374

  Blidook, Kelly ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

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EID: 46349084310     PISSN: 00084239     EISSN: 17449324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0008423908080426     Document Type: Article

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