Smartphone addiction in children: patterns of use and musculoskeletal discomfort during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

Abstract Background Smartphone use has increased significantly, especially during the period of global pandemic caused by the novel SARS-CoV2 coronavirus (COVID-19). Concurrently, smartphone addiction is a growing social problem in children and adolescents with the consequence of adverse health outc...

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Main Authors: Hamid Reza Mokhtarinia, Maryam Heydari Torkamani, Ozra Farmani, Akbar Biglarian, Charles Philip Gabel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-11-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03748-7