Need for orientation as a predictor of agenda-setting effects: Causal evidence from a two-wave panel study

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 440-453

  Matthes, Jörg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 57349113148     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edn042     Document Type: Article

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