Families that read: A time-diary analysis of young people's and parents' reading

Journal of Research in Reading

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 414-430

  Mullan, Killian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 78651473204     PISSN: 01410423     EISSN: 14679817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2010.01438.x     Document Type: Article

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