Association between times spent on the Internet and weight status in Korean adolescents

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 37-43

  Baek, Seong Ik ^a   So, Wi Young ^b  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^b NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Internet; Korea; Obesity; Web; Youth risk behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84255169126     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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