Children's acceptance of safety guidelines after exposure to televised dramas depicting accidents

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-71

  Cantor, Joanne ^a   Omdahl, Becky L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0033446577     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570319909374628     Document Type: Article

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