Longitudinal effects of television on children's leisure-time reading: A test of three explanatory models

Human Communication Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 4-35

  Koolstra, Cees M ^a   Van Der Voort, Tom H A ^a  

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EID: 0030501825     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.1996.tb00385.x     Document Type: Article

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