Television viewing in child care programs: A national survey

Communication Reports

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-120

  Christakis, Dimitri A ^a,b   Garrison, Michelle M ^a   Zimmerman, Frederick J ^a  

^a University of Washington's School of Public Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Daycare; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750411706     PISSN: 08934215     EISSN: 17451043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08934210600920705     Document Type: Article

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