Widowhood effects in voter participation

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-16

  Hobbs, William R ^a   Christakis, Nicholas A ^b   Fowler, James H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84891492199     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12040     Document Type: Article

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