Formal features in children's science television: Sound effects, visual pace, and topic shifts

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-192

  Boiarsky, Greg ^a   Long, Marilee ^a   Thayer, Greg ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 0042567081     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824099909388716     Document Type: Article

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