Chronically Connected? Internet Use Among Adolescents With Chronic Conditions
Received 19 May 2009; accepted 4 August 2010. published online 02 November 2009.
Abstract
Little is known about Internet use among adolescents with chronic conditions (CCs). Our results indicate that CC females, but not males, are more likely to be heavy Internet users than their peers. CC youths are also more likely to visit health-related web sites, but less frequently than other sites.
Research Group on Adolescent Health, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Address correspondence to: Joan-Carles Suris, M.D., Ph.D., Research Group on Adolescent Health, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Bugnon 17, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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