Health-Risk Correlates of Video-Game Playing Among Adults

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 299-305

  Weaver III, James B ^a   Mays, Darren ^a,b   Sargent Weaver, Stephanie ^a   Kannenberg, Wendi ^c   Hopkins, Gary L ^c   Eroĝlu, Doĝan ^a   Bernhardt, Jay M ^a  

^a National Center for Health Marketing   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ANDREWS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; RECREATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70149117733     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.06.014     Document Type: Article

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