Personal telephone networks: A typology and two empirical studies

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-59

  Dimmick, John W ^a,b   Patterson, Scott ^b,c   Sikand, Jaspreet ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ^*

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EID: 0007275969     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838159609364332     Document Type: Article

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