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Media Use: A Developmental Perspective Using the Bibliometric Approach Cover

Media Use: A Developmental Perspective Using the Bibliometric Approach

By: Raluca Sassu  
Open Access
|Jan 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2025-0051 | Journal eISSN: 2344-5416 | Journal ISSN: 1842-4120
Language: English
Page range: 204 - 226
Published on: Jan 18, 2026
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