Efficiency of different recruitment strategies for web panels

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 238-249

  Hansen, Kasper M ^a   Pedersen, Rasmus Tue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 84862237469     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/edr020     Document Type: Article

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