Tuning in to fit in? Acculturation and media use among Chinese students in the United States

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-94

  Yang, Cui ^a   Wu, Huaiting ^b   Zhu, Ma ^b   Brian, G ^b   Southwell, ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 85045165737     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01292980420001951512     Document Type: Article

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