The Deservingness Heuristic and the Politics of Health Care

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 68-83

  Jensen, Carsten ^a   Petersen, Michael Bang ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 84966605726     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajps.12251     Document Type: Article

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