Critical examination of factors affecting interaction on CMC

Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-58

  Tu, Chih Hsiung ^a,b,c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Hualien Teachers College   (Taiwan)

^c NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0346736816     PISSN: 10848045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jnca.1999.0100     Document Type: Article

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