Internet addiction, prevalence and epidemiological features in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-137

  Kheirkhah, F ^a   Ghabeli Juibary, A ^a   Gouran, A ^a  

^a BABOL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Internet addiction; Iran; Prevalence; Young's internet addiction questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNET ADDICTION; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 75649084519     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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