Comparing television use and reading in children with ADHD and non-referred children across two age groups

Media Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 447-472

  Acevedo Polakovich, Ignacio David ^a,b   Lorch, Elizabeth Pugzles ^a   Milich, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 34547274044     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213260701291387     Document Type: Article

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