The utility of home computers and media use: Implications of multimedia and connectivity

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 435-456

  Perse, Elizabeth M ^a   Dunn, Debra Greenberg ^a  

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EID: 0000658637     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838159809364461     Document Type: Article

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