Using Natural Experiments to Study the Impact of Media on the Family

Family Relations

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 363-373

  Price, Joseph ^a   Dahl, Gordon B ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Media; Natural experiments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861723101     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: 17413729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2012.00711.x     Document Type: Article

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