Content and ratings of mature-rated video games

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 402-410

  Thompson, Kimberly M ^a   Tepichin, Karen ^a   Haninger, Kevin ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RECREATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

HUMANS; MOTION PICTURES; VIDEO GAMES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33645580937     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 10724710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.160.4.402     Document Type: Article

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