Internet addiction and psychological distress among house officers in a Malaysian hospital: a cross-sectional study.
Background: House officers are susceptible to internet addiction and psychological distress. This study aimed to investigate factors associated with internet addiction among house officers in a Malaysian hospital. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of house officers at Hospital Selayang in Sel...
| Publicado en: | East Asian Archives of Psychiatry Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 109 - 115 |
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Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press
Dec2024
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