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Digital Childhood: Electronic Media and Technology Use Among Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Elizabeth A. Vandewater, Victoria J. Rideout, Ellen A. Wartella, Xuan Huang, June H. Lee and Mi-suk Shim
Pediatrics May 2007, 119 (5) e1006-e1015; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-1804
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vol. 119 no. 5 e1006-e1015
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2006-1804
PubMed 
17473074

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American Academy of Pediatrics
Print ISSN 
0031-4005
Online ISSN 
1098-4275
History 
  • Accepted November 14, 2006
  • Published online May 1, 2007.

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  1. Elizabeth A. Vandewater, PhDa,b,c,d,
  2. Victoria J. Rideout, MAe,
  3. Ellen A. Wartella, PhDd,f,
  4. Xuan Huang, MAb,c,d,
  5. June H. Lee, PhDb,c,d,g,
  6. Mi-suk Shim, PhDb,c,d
  1. aPopulation Research Center
  2. bHuman Development and Family Sciences
  3. cChildren and Technology Research Center
  4. dChildren's Digital Media Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
  5. eHenry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Menlo Park, California
  6. fDepartment of Psychology, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, California
  7. gSesame Workshop, New York, New York
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Elizabeth A. Vandewater, Victoria J. Rideout, Ellen A. Wartella, Xuan Huang, June H. Lee, Mi-suk Shim
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Elizabeth A. Vandewater, Victoria J. Rideout, Ellen A. Wartella, Xuan Huang, June H. Lee, Mi-suk Shim
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