Does Internet and computer 'addiction' exist? Some case study evidence

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 211-218

  Griffiths, Mark ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL LIFE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0034002044     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109493100316067     Document Type: Article

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