Use of the internet and traditional media among young people

Young Consumers

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 244-256

  Chan, Kara ^a   Fang, Wei ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Hong Kong; Internet; Magazines; Television; User studies; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992929406     PISSN: 17473616     EISSN: 17587212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17473610710838608     Document Type: Article

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