Parental mediation of children's TV viewing in China: An urban-rural comparison

Young Consumers

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 188-198

  Sun, Tao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Children (age groups); China; Parents; Television

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993102031     PISSN: 17473616     EISSN: 17587212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17473610910986008     Document Type: Article

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