Association between media use in adolescence and depression in young adulthood: A longitudinal study

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-188

  Primack, Brian A ^a,b   Swanier, Brandi ^b   Georgiopoulos, Anna M ^e   Land, Stephanie R ^c   Fine, Michael J ^a,b,d  

^a Division of General Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RECREATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MASS MEDIA; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 59649097683     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: 15383636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2008.532     Document Type: Article

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