Internet addiction phenomenon in early adolescents in Hong Kong

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a,b,c,d   Yu, Lu ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHINESE POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SCALE; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INTERNET ADDICTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL STATUS; ADDICTION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; LIFESTYLE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNET; LIFE STYLE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84863742955     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/2012/104304     Document Type: Article

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