Internet addiction: The emergence of a new clinical disorder

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-244

  Young, Kimberly S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 3042869109     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.1998.1.237     Document Type: Article

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