Internet use and collegiate academic performance decrements: Early findings

Journal of Communication

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 366-382

  Kubey, Robert W ^a   Lavin, Michael J ^b   Barrows, John R ^c  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

^b ST BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RCI ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0035638209     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2001.tb02885.x     Document Type: Article

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