Internet use in the contemporary media environment

Human Communication Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 153-181

  Flanagin, Andrew J ^a   Metzger, Miriam J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0034747495     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hcr/27.1.153     Document Type: Article

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