Gender and video game performance

Sex Roles

Volumn 36, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 793-812

  Brown, R Michael ^a   Hall, Lisa R ^c   Holtzer, Roee ^b   Brown, Stephanie L ^c   Brown, Norma L ^c  

^a PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0031533439     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1025631307585     Document Type: Article

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