Muslim discrimination: Evidence from two lost-letter experiments

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 888-898

  Ahmed, Ali M ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 77956865836     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00602.x     Document Type: Article

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