A plea for caution: Violent video games, the supreme court, and the role of science

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 315-321

  Hall, Ryan C W ^a,b,c   Day, Terri ^c   Hall, Richard C W ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COURT; DEPRESSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICINE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MORALITY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOPATHY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC OPINION; RECREATION; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SELF CONCEPT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79953322626     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0762     Document Type: Review

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