The use of the internet as a research tool: The nature and characteristics of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) amongst a population of users

Interacting with Computers

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 349-365

  Michalak, Erin E ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internet; Research; Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; WIDE AREA NETWORKS;

INTERNET; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD);

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0032001444     PISSN: 09535438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0953-5438(97)00039-8     Document Type: Article

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