Preaching to the choir: Profiling TV advisory ratings users

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 529-550

  Abelman, Robert ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0008652744     PISSN: 08838151     EISSN: 15506878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08838159909364508     Document Type: Article

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