Academic achievement and television viewing by eighth graders: A quantitative analysis

Applied Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 919-926

  Koshal, Rajindar K ^a   Koshal, Manjulika ^a   Gupta, Ashok K ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039046741     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368496328047     Document Type: Article

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