The development and initial testing of the internet consequences scales (ICONS)

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 285-291

  Clark, Deborah J ^a,b   Frith, Karen H ^a  

^a GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Georgia College State   (United States)

Author keywords

Consequences; Instrument development; Internet Consequences Scale; Internet use

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144505138     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024665-200509000-00013     Document Type: Review

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