Problematic internet use among US youth: A systematic review

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 797-805

  Moreno, Megan A ^a   Jelenchick, Lauren ^a   Cox, Elizabeth ^a   Young, Henry ^b   Christakis, Dimitri A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; JUVENILE; MEDLINE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; HUMANS; INTERNET; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80052445561     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.58     Document Type: Review

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