Television: Uses and Effects

Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development

Volumn 1-3, Issue , 2008, Pages 309-318

  Murray, J P ^a   Murray, A D ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Autism; Brainmapping; Media effects; Mirror neurons; Public policy; Television viewing; Television violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349153128     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012370877-9.00160-2     Document Type: Chapter

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