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The association between internet addiction and psychiatric co-morbidity

A meta-analysis

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ID23317529
AuthorsRoger C Ho, Melvyn WB Zhang, Tammy Y Tsang, Anastasia H Toh, Fang Pan (0000-0002-6782-9759), Yanxia Lu (0000-0002-8582-808X), C Cheng (0000-0002-7250-2224), Paul S Yip, Lawrence Lam (0000-0001-6183-6854), Lawrence T Lam, Ching-Man Lai, Hiroko Watanabe (0000-0001-6700-627X), Kwok-Kei Mak
Year2014
Volume14
Issue1
Publication date2014-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-244X • E-ISSN: 1471-244X
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1186/1471-244x-14-183
PMID24947851
PMCIDPMC4082374
LanguageEN
Citations received121
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