Evaluating the Cyberchondria Construct Among Computer Engineering Students in Pune (India) Using Cyberchondria Severity Scale (CSS-15).
Background: The Internet has become an important tool in day-to-day life. Reading medical data from Internet sources can have a negative impact on the common man. Anxiety due to excess searching for medical information online is known as cyberchondria. Aim: To evaluate the cyberchondria construct am...
| Publicado en: | Indian Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 117 - 121 |
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Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd
Sep-Dec2019
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