Internet Gaming Addiction

Journal for Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-47

  Freeman, Cindy Burkhardt ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Internet addiction; Internet gaming addiction; massively multiplayer online role playing games; online gaming

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049056387     PISSN: 15554155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nurpra.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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