Internet Addiction and Its Relationship to Gender, Depression and Anxiety Among Medical Students in Anbar Governorate-West of Iraq.
Introduction: The rapid increase of internet using was associated with a rise in internet addiction (IA) especially among adolescent and young adults that may associated with underlying psychological disorders. The aims of the study: a) to estimate the prevalence of internet addiction among medical...
| Publicado en: | Community Health Equity Research & Policy Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 253 - 257 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Apr2022
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