Measuring children's media use in the digital age: Issues and challenges

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1152-1176

  Vandewater, Elizabeth A ^a   Lee, Sook Jung ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

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EID: 61849126301     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764209331539     Document Type: Article

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