Preaching to the choir? Parent's use of TV ratings to mediate children's viewing

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 867-886

  Warren, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0038304390     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107769900207900407     Document Type: Article

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