Television exposure as a risk factor for aggressive behavior among 3-year-old children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1037-1045

  Manganello, Jennifer A ^a   Taylor, Catherine A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TELEVISION; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUNISHMENT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350741362     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.193     Document Type: Article

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