Trapped in the net: will internet addiction become a 21st-century epidemic?

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Author/s: Christakis, Dimitri A (DA); Moreno, Megan A (MA);

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Publication Type: Comment; Editorial

Journal: Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine (Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 163 (issue 10) : pp 959-60

Dates: Created 2009/10/06; Completed 2009/10/26;

PMID: 19805719, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 10/26/2009, IMS Date: )

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CommentOn: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 Oct;163(10):937-43. (PMID: 19805713)

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Adolescent
Adult
Behavior, Addictive - epidemiology; prevention & control
Child

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