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Clarification of remarks on video games and violence

Title:: Clarification of remarks on video games and violence
Creator:: Koop, Charles Everett, 1916-2013
Date:: 10 November 1982
Description:: Koop in this statement qualified his earlier remarks about the role of videogames in fostering violent behavior by pointing out that there was no data to support such a hypothesis. In coming years he encouraged scientific studies designed to yield data on this issue, and continued to explore the connection between popular entertainments, including television and video games, and violence.
Location:: Box: 103. Folder: 81
Rights:: Public Domain
Genre:: Speeches
Subject:: Violence and Video Games
Format:: Text
Extent:: 1 pages
Language:: English
Legacy ID:: QQBBCF
NLM ID:: 101584930X24
Profiles Collection:: The C. Everett Koop Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X24
Story Section:: Reproduction and Family Health