Investigating the relationship between exposure to television programs that depict paranormal phenomena and beliefs in the paranormal

Communication Monographs

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 98-113

  Sparks, Glenn G ^a   Miller, Will ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0039840454     PISSN: 03637751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03637750128053     Document Type: Article

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