Communication research about the internet: A thematic meta-analysis

New Media and Society

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 518-538

  Kim, Sung Tae ^a,b   Weaver, David ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication research; Internet; Meta analysis; New technology; Research trends; World wide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036929681     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146144402321466796     Document Type: Article

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