Addiction to the 3-dimensional Internet: Estimated prevalence and relationship to real world addictions

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 380-390

  Gilbert, Richard L ^a   Murphy, Nora A ^a   McNally, Talisa ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 dimensional internet; co morbidity; immersive internet; Internet addiction; prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959408788     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359.2010.530714     Document Type: Article

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