Demographic predictors of media use among infants, toddlers, and preschoolers

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 539-561

  Anand, Sowmya ^a   Krosnick, Jon A ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Demographics; Media use; Social influence; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144254413     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764204271512     Document Type: Review

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