Partisanship, voting, and the dopamine D2 receptor gene

Journal of Politics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1157-1171

  Dawes, Christopher T ^a   Fowler, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 70450202765     PISSN: 00223816     EISSN: 14682508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002238160909094X     Document Type: Article

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