Digital Divides From Access to Activities: Comparing Mobile and Personal Computer Internet Users

Journal of Communication

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 721-744

  Pearce, Katy E ^a   Rice, Ronald E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTERNET; MOBILE COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84881255335     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcom.12045     Document Type: Article

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