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Home, School, Borrowed, Public or Mobile: Variations in Young Singaporeans' Internet Access and Their Implications
Article first published online: 3 AUG 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2009.01488.x
© 2009 International Communication Association
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LIM, S. S. (2009), Home, School, Borrowed, Public or Mobile: Variations in Young Singaporeans' Internet Access and Their Implications. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 14: 1228–1256. doi: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2009.01488.x
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- Issue published online: 3 AUG 2009
- Article first published online: 3 AUG 2009
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