Impact of online social networking on youth: Case study of mauritius

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Khedo, Kavi Kumar ^a   Suntoo, Rajen ^a   Elaheebocus, Sheik Mohammad Roushdat Ally ^a   Mocktoolah, Asslinah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Communication; Mauritian youth; Online social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876706755     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16814835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1681-4835.2013.tb00400.x     Document Type: Article

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