Mobile phone use amongst students in a university in Malaysia: Its correlates and relationship to psychological health

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 206-218

  Zulkefly, Sheereen N ^a   Baharudin, Rozumah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

College student; Mobile phone use pattern; Problem mobile phone use; Psychological health; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959952138     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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