Electronic Media Use and Adolescent Health and Well-Being: Cross-Sectional Community Study

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 307-314

  Mathers, Megan ^a   Canterford, Louise ^a   Olds, Tim ^a   Hesketh, Kylie ^a   Ridley, Kate ^a   Wake, Melissa ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescent; health status; media; mental health; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPUTER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE; TELEVISION VIEWING; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TIME FACTORS; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70149095157     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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