The Spillover of Racialization into Health Care: How President Obama Polarized Public Opinion by Racial Attitudes and Race

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 690-704

  Tesler, Michael ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84864007739     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2011.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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