Parents' Use of Content-Based TV Advisories

Parenting

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 237-265

  Abelman, Robert ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85007876987     PISSN: 15295192     EISSN: 15327922     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327922PAR0103_04     Document Type: Article

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