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2. Subject: influence of (mass) media on children Elements: 1.influence of (mass) media 2. children Find subject terms in the thesaurus for each element

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4. 1. Search keyword(s) for influence of (mass) media media influences

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11. children 2. Search keyword(s) for children

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