Factors affecting sustainability of internet usage among youth

Electronic Library

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 300-303

  Hasim, Mohd Safar ^a   Salman, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Internet; Malaysia; User studies; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951165262     PISSN: 02640473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02640471011033657     Document Type: Article

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