Addictive internet use among Korean adolescents: A national survey

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Heo, Jongho ^a   Oh, Juhwan ^b   Subramanian, S V ^c   Kim, Yoon ^b   Kawachi, Ichiro ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; KOREAN; PARENTING EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE USE; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84895535111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087819     Document Type: Article

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