The federal trade commission's report on the marketing of violent entertainment to youths: Developing policy-tuned research

Journal of Public Policy and Marketing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 123-132

  Grier, Sonya A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035611120     PISSN: 07439156     EISSN: 15477207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jppm.20.1.123.17288     Document Type: Article

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