Nudity of female and male models in primetime TV advertising across seven countries

International Journal of Advertising

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 715-744

  Nelson, Michelle R ^a   Paek, Hye Jin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77749296463     PISSN: 02650487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2501/S0265048708080281     Document Type: Article

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