Exposure, involvement and satisfaction with online activities: A Cross-National Comparison of American and Indian Internet Users

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Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 411-436

  Patwardhan, Padmini ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cross national research; India; Internet; media involvement; media satisfaction; online activities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993704462     PISSN: 00165492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0016549204045920     Document Type: Article

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