Comparison of mental health in male adolescents with and without internet addiction

Life Science Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 609-612

  Ebrahimi, Abbas ^a   Sadeghi, Zoleikha ^a  

^a HORMOZGAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Internet addiction disorder (IAD); Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860531064     PISSN: 10978135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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