Adolescent addictive internet use and drug abuse in Wuhan, China

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 291-305

  Gong, Jie ^a,b   Chen, Xinguang ^c   Zeng, Jing ^b   Li, Fang ^b   Zhou, Dunjin ^b   Wang, Zengzhen ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention and Control   (China)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addictive internet use; Adolescents; Attitude; Drug use; Perceived social norm

Indexed keywords

EID: 69749124147     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16066350802435152     Document Type: Article

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